Vol. 6, No. 22 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Easily Approves Biden Energy Secretary Nominee Granholm
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Budget & Policy
DOE HQ Seeking Regular COVID Tests for Employees in Washington Region
A year into the pandemic, the Department of Energy is officially in the market for routine COVID-19 tests for employees who work at the agency’s Washington area headquarters, according to a request for information posted Wednesday. “It is anticipated that testing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
New COVID-19 Guidelines Coming for March Restart of NRC Force-on-Force Inspections
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will resume force-on-force inspections in March with new COVID-19 guidelines for social distancing during exercises and advance notice about virus conditions on site two weeks prior to inspections, the agency said in a Wednesday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
DOE Eyes Plans for Removal of 7 Old Facilities in Hanford’s West Area
The Department of Energy’s plans to kick off a public comment period next month on options for removing seven aging structures within the 200 West Area of the Hanford Site in Washington state. In a Monday announcement, DOE said these are “Tier 2” structures,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]