Vol. 7, No. 16 NMED wants firm closure date for WIPP; public comment open on mine’s new draft permit
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Cleanup & Remediation
‘Holistic’ Hanford talks continue between feds, Washington state
The long-running, closed-door talks between Washington state and federal agencies over future cleanup of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site are continuing, a Washington state Department of Ecology spokesman said Tuesday. “Holistic negotiations are still… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
Subcritical experiment packages to be allowed back underground via hoist next year, Nevada site says
The Nevada National Security Site plans to allow subcritical experiment packages back onto the hoist leading to the U1a underground experimental complex in the spring, a site spokesperson said Wednesday. After an active desert monsoon season in August and September,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Holtec clarifies Indian Point trust fund agreement with NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission met recently with Holtec International to discuss the agency’s concerns about the company’s proposed use of a shuttered New York nuclear power plant’s dedicated decommissioning fund, a regulatory filing shows. According to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Vitrification & Grout
Veolia starts ops of GeoMelt facility in West Texas
A Veolia affiliate has started operating its new GeoMelt vitrification facility in Andrews County, Texas that will be used to convert certain low-level radioactive wastes into a solid glass form, according to a Tuesday press release. In June, Veolia Nuclear Solutions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Clarification
The story “Pantex building returning to explosive testing after years of semi-retirement” [Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, Vol. 26, No. 48] should have said that a recently reactivated facility at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Publication notice
The Exchange Monitor staff are hunkering down for the winter holidays and will observe a publishing break next week, during which Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will publish only on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 and Thursday, Dec., 29, 2022.