High-Level & Tank Waste

HANFORD VIT PLANT SAFETY CULTURE IMPROVING, DOE CLEANUP CHIEF SAYS

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Recent Firing of Nuke Safety Manager Prompts New Concerns, Investigations
Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
3/28/2014
Despite a new wave of concerns over whether workers at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant can raise issues without retaliation, David Huizenga, the…

In This Issue

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

GEORGE DUDICH OUT AT B&W, CHANGES FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

NEW MEXICO: WIPP UNDERFUNDED, ‘FIGHTING OVER TABLE SCRAPS’

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

FIRST SECRETARY OF ENERGY JAMES SCHLESINGER PASSES AWAY AT 85

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

DOE REVIEW FINDS CONCERNS OVER SELF-ASSESSMENTS OF SAFETY CULTURE

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

DNFSB: POOR WIPP RESPONSE LED TO UNNECESSARY WORKER CONTAMINATION

A person at a desk reviewing a treaty agreement displayed on a computer screen, with a handshake and checkmark icon.

PLANS TO SHIP MORE Pu TO U.S. RAISES CONCERNS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

DOE CLEANUP CHIEF STRESSES NEED FOR TECH. DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

WASH. STATE ORDERS DOE TO START PUMPING DAMAGED TANK BY SEPT. 1

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

LANL SEEKS $31 MILLION TO BUILD CHROMIUM TREATMENT FACILITY

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY AFTER FREEZE SHUT OFF SRS STEAM SUPPLY

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

FURTHER DELAYS FOR CANADIAN LIQUID HEU SHIPMENTS TO SAVANNAH RIVER

A grid of national flags from countries around the world, representing international cooperation.

NDA TO ANNOUNCE MAGNOX WINNER ON MARCH 31

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

AT RIVER PROTECTION

An aerial view of a large construction site being redeveloped for new building projects.

AT RICHLAND

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

AT IDAHO

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

AT OAK RIDGE

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN DOE, IN THE INDUSTRY

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