Vol. 4, No. 291 Hanford Central Plateau, Tank Contractors Expected to Get Stopgap Extensions
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Plutonium Pit Production
Appeals Court Tosses Nevada’s Request to Block Already-Completed Plutonium Shipment
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to overturn a lower court’s refusal to stop the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) from carrying out an already-completed shipment of plutonium to Nevada. After deciding the appeal on briefs, without an… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Readies to Approve Pilgrim Plant Sale
Staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory commission said in a notice Tuesday it plans to approve the license transfer for the retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. The license transfer will enable owner Entergy to sell the single-reactor facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Contractor Gets New Leadership
The contractor that manages the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico will have new leadership starting next month. Sean Dunagan will succeed Bruce Covert as president and project manager for AECOM-led Nuclear Waste Partnership… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
SRS Employee Restricted From Radiological Work After Unexplained Dose
A worker at the Savannah River National Laboratory was restricted from radiological work for the rest of 2019 after receiving a dose of radiation somewhere off site that put him well above a key exposure threshold at the Aiken, S.C. site, a spokesperson for site… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Radiation Contamination Incident Batters International Isotopes’ Earnings
International Isotopes on Wednesday reported a net loss of nearly $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2019, primarily due to expenses for ongoing remediation of a May radioactive contamination incident in Seattle. The net loss was close to four times the $332,279… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Contract Appeals Board Again Orders DOE to Pay Idaho Contractor Dispute Fees
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) is again telling the U.S. Energy Department to pay a former cleanup contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory more than $33 million in fees. In a ruling issued Aug. 8, a three-judge panel for the CBCA said DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Decommissioning
DOE Wants Capability Statements for Nationwide Decommissioning Procurement
The U.S. Energy Department’s Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center last week issued a sources sought notice/request for information for potential contractors for nationwide deactivation, decommissioning, and removal (DD&R) operations. Information… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Schedules Meetings on Decommissioning Advisory Boards
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a series of public meetings to take public input on best practices for community advisory boards for nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning. The meetings will contribute to the agency’s preparation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]