DNFSB WANTS TO UPDATE DOE DIRECTIVES REVIEW PROCESS

The Department of Energy’s directives revision process is “too cumbersome” and creates confusion, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman Peter Winokur said in a letter earlier this month to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. In his April…

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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…

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WIPP batteries earmarked for NIOSH mine fire research

Three large Lithium-Ion batteries from the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), near Carlsbad, N.M., are being shipped to Pittsburgh where government researchers will study potential mine-fire risks.
DOE and WIPP prime Salado Isolation Mining…

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