Vol. 3, No. 13

Transuranic Waste

New Mexico Plans to Penalize LANL Over Waste Violation

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) plans to penalize the U.S. Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory for mishandling certain waste earlier this year, a move that could entail a $10,000 daily fine for each instance of noncompliance. “Los… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Judge Orders UPF Lawsuit Moved From D.C. Court

    Days after the Department of Energy (DOE) gave the go-ahead to start building key parts of a $6.5 billion facility to process uranium for U.S. defense programs, a federal judge ordered a venue change in a lawsuit aimed at stopping the plant’s construction. Three… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Decommissioning

    Army Corps Looks Toward Next Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects

    As it prepares by June to complete decommissioning of the retired nuclear power reactor on the STURGIS barge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is already planning two follow-on projects at bases in Virginia and Alaska, officials said recently. The SM-1 power reactor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Registration Opens April 10 for Hanford Tours

    Registration will open at 9 a.m. April 10 for the 20 tours planned this year by the Department of Energy to let the public see cleanup at the Hanford Site in Eastern Washington state. The limited public bus tours are popular and all seats sometimes fill within… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Taking Comments for Environmental Review of Holtec Spent Fuel Storage Site

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled four public meetings in late April and early May to receive input on the scope of its environmental impact statement for Holtec International’s application to build an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Decommissioning

    U.K. Nuclear Cleanup Agency Addressing Failures in Magnox Contract Process

    The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has filled several positions in its early efforts to address a high-profile, expensive breakdown in contracting for decommissioning of the nation’s retired Magnox reactors, the agency’s chief executive. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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