An article in the July 17 Weapons Complex Monitor overstated the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the three counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The article mistakenly reported the total possible infections, which includes confirmed and estimated cases, as reported by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The total confirmed cases for Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale counties was 1,472 as of this week.
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DOE still working on new Hanford Advisory Board
While it missed the start of the 2027 fiscal year, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management is still working on appointing a new slate of members to the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) for the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash. “The membership package for DOE’s Hanford Advisory Board continues to make its way through […]