Vol. 9, No. 19

Commercial Decommissioning

Final decommissioning rule could be ready by August; commissioners reviewing rule now

After nearly a decade, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff on Jan. 31 turned over to the commissioners a final recommendation for a new nuclear power plant decommissioning rule, according to a recent letter. The rule could be ready before summer is over, an NRC… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Hanford gradually overcoming hurdles toward making glass, panel told

    Department of Energy contractors at the Hanford Site in Washington state are making headway on remaining problems before crews can start turning some less-radioactive tank waste at the property into a solid glass form, the Hanford Advisory Board heard Tuesday. After… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    Tennessee FD and others clear highway accident involving radioactive waste

    A mixture of state and local emergency responders plus “commercial inspectors” and “other authorities” on Monday evening cleared a truck fire involving radioactive waste off of a highway in Tennessee, the Nashville Fire Department said. A vehicle the fire… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Plutonium Pit Production

    Los Alamos looks at episodes of skin contamination

    The Department of Energy is looking at two incidents of skin contamination at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Plutonium Facility in New Mexico during January, according to a recent report from a federal safety agency. In one the likely source was a contaminated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Portsmouth contractors seek more time in civil suit

    Former and current Department of Energy contractors at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio have filed an unopposed motion in federal court seeking until Feb. 26 to answer a complaint by a local resident who blames his leukemia on radioactive contamination from the property. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

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