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DOE drops most COVID restrictions; masks still mandatory in risky locales
The Department of Energy said Friday it is dropping most pandemic-related safeguards, such as COVID-19 screening and collection of vaccination data for employees and contractors— although indoor mask mandates remain in place in areas with high transmission rates. The DOE announced its “Updated COVID-19 Workplace Safety and Reentry Framework” in an email to “Team DOE” on Friday, Aug. 19. The email from DOE chief of staff Christopher Davis, viewed by Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, announces the agency is modifying its COVID-19 policy to match the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance from Aug. 11. “Workplace safety protocols no longer vary based on vaccination status and do not depend…		 Upcoming Events

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Texas, DOE remain in holding pattern over stranded waste at WCS
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is still “considering potential enforcement action” against the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch for failure to move stranded drums of transuranic waste out of Waste Control Specialists’ facility in Andrews County, a commission…
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NNSA locks in Nevada contractor for five more years in latest all-in extension
In the latest mega-extension for a nuclear-weapons site-management contractor, the National Nuclear Security Administration locked in a Honeywell-led team for five more years at the Nevada National Security Site. Mission Support and Test Services, which also includes Jacobs Engineering and…
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Number of application for nuclear credits could delay rollout, DOE says
With less than a month left for nuclear plant operators to apply for the Department of Energy’s civil nuclear credits program, the agency is leaving open the possibility that it will need extra time to review submissions, a spokesperson said…
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NNSA to put security services into Nevada prime contract as sunset approaches on SOC deal
The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to add protective services to its prime contract with the Nevada National Security Site’s Honeywell-led prime contract, according to a procurement note posted online recently. SOC is the incumbent security services provider at the…
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