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WIPP contractor taps new communications director
The Department of Energy’s prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., has hired Patrick Hefflinger as its new head of communications. Bechtel-led Salado Isolation Mining Contractors announced Hefflinger’s appointment in a Monday news release. Hefflinger, who has more than 15 years in the field, comes to WIPP after being a […]
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Nuclear Energy & Radwaste Monitor
Round Up: Kentucky issues reactor pilot program solicitation; General Atomics to lead nuclear waste program; Colton joins DOE NE as senior adviser
Kentucky state’s nuclear energy department issued a request for information (RFI) late last week to gauge interest in its nuclear reactor pilot program. According to the Oct. 16 RFI, the responses to the solicitation are due by Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Responses from utilities, nuclear reactor developers, prospective utility customers and other […]
Weapons Cleanup Monitor
NNSA sets $23.5 billion baseline for SRS plutonium pits main building
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has set a $23.5 billion performance baseline for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility’s (SRPPF) main processing building, with completion now estimated for December 2038, the agency told Exchange Monitor Monday. The estimate covers the main processing building at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, where NNSA plans […]
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
WIPP experienced two ‘near misses’ in August, DNFSB says
The Department of Energy’s disposal site for defense-related transuranic waste narrowly avoided two accidents in August, according to a September staff report from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB). There were two separate “near miss” episodes, one on Aug. 3 and one on Aug. 6, at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), according to […]
