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FEATURED UNLOCKED ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
Vaccinations Start at Some NNSA Sites as COVID Recoveries Outpace New Confirmed Infections
Vaccinations have started at some National Nuclear Security Administration sites, which as a group racked up more than 150 new COVID-19 cases this week, with recoveries outpacing new confirmed infections, according to agency data. The labs that received vaccines did not reply to questions about how many workers they had vaccinated, at deadline. The Nevada National Security Site said it had vaccinated more than 800 people as of Friday afternoon. Overall, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) had 851 active COVID-19 cases at deadline Friday for Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor: down 24 from a week ago. With 3,517 recoveries and 10 fatalities since the pandemic reached the U.S. about a… |
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Biden Admin Taps Hanson to be NRC Chair
The Biden administration selected Commissioner Christopher Hanson to become the 18th chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agency announced Saturday. Hanson, one of the four current commissioners, is chairman effective immediately, according to an agency press release. He replaces… |
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Weapons Complex Monitor |
Planning Starts for DOE’s New Hanford Tank Waste Contract
Less than a month after officially calling off a $13-billion liquid-waste cleanup award at the Hanford Site, the Department of Energy has started procurement of a replacement pact called the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract, with a draft solicitation expected… |
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RadWaste Monitor |
Former DOE Nuclear Chief Baranwal Joins Non-Gov't Research Group
Former Department of Energy official Dr. Rita Baranwal broke a year of social media silence this week to announce that she is filling a senior position at the Electric Power Research Institute, her new professional home post-Trump administration. Baranwal joined… |
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor |
MSTS Tells Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Claiming SOX Applies to Private Contractor
Attorneys for the Nevada National Security Site’s prime contractor want a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from the company’s disgruntled ex-finance chief, who is trying to prove that the privately held contractor is subject to federal law that… |
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