Deputy Energy Secretary Liz Sherwood-Randall made her first trip to the Savannah River Site in her current position last week, quietly visiting a variety of facilities. Among the stops on Sherwood-Randall’s tour was the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, which is the subject of a pair of reviews while DOE officials wait to chart a path forward for the multi-billion-dollar project. Sherwood-Randall also toured the Salt Waste Processing Facility, the H Canyon Separation Facility, the K Area facilities, tritium facilities, and Savannah River National Laboratory. DOE did not respond Friday to a request for comment about Sherwood-Randall’s visit.
DOE No. 2 Sherwood-Randall Tours Savannah River Site, MOX Facility
Groups seek NEPA review of plan to issue surplus plutonium to private companies
The South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) is demanding the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conduct a public environmental review of plans to provide 19.7 metric tons of surplus weapons-grade plutonium to private nuclear companies. SCELP published the letter of demand Sept. 8 on behalf of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, […]