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Nearly 4,900 COVID-19 Cases Logged at EM Since Pandemic Began
There have been 4,867 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management workforce since the pandemic took root in the United States in early 2020, according to figures provided Thursday by the agency’s cleanup branch. This week there are 47 active confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the Environmental Management (EM) complex, an office spokesperson said via email. The total is 18 fewer than the 65 last week and also means that active cases have stayed below triple digits for three of the past four weeks. It’s a drastic drop from mid-January mid-January, when there were 473 active cases in a week. The case count at… |
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Weapons Complex Morning Briefing |
Biden Admin Willing to “Walk the Walk” on Nuclear Energy, Granholm Says
The Joe Biden administration’s budget request proves they’re willing to help out the nuclear energy industry as part of its clean energy agenda, the Secretary of Energy said at a trade group conference Tuesday. “The administration isn’t just ready to… |
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Weapons Complex Monitor |
Solicitation for Potential $3B WIPP Prime Contract Hits the Street
The Department of Energy this week rolled out the request for proposals for its much-anticipated long-term management and operations contract for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., which between legacy cleanup obligations and national security work figures to… |
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RadWaste Monitor |
‘The State That is First:’ 30 Minutes with James Kenney, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department
When it comes to radioactive waste in New Mexico, the head of the state’s environment department thinks the buck should stop — or really, start — with him. “This is the state to which things have been sent to. We… |
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor |
USAF Gen. Not Worried About W87-1 Delay After Projected Delay for SRS Pit Plant
The head of Air Force Global Strike Command is not concerned that the next-generation warhead for the next-generation nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile will be delayed because of a projected delay with one of the two plutonium pit-production plants that will… |
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