Vol. 8, No. 34 Startup of IWTU imminent at Idaho National Lab, state stays
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Contracts & Procurement
New Livermore ‘model contract’ could help shape coming competition for Pantex, NNSA official says
ARLINGTON, VA. — The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will serve as a test-bed for some of the changes the National Nuclear Security Administration plans to make to the big site-management contracts of the future, an agency official said here. At “the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
New Mexico agrees to extend WIPP permit comment period into April
Following requests from citizen groups last month, the New Mexico Environment Department agreed to extend the comment period by 60 days for a 10-year permit renewal for the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Interested parties now have until… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE blasts North Wind safety at Moab; proposes $265K fine after worker’s fingers severed
The Department of Energy says contractor North Wind Portage should be assessed more than a quarter-million-dollars’ worth of violations due to a December 2021 accident that crushed the left hand of a worker at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings cleanup in Utah. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Holtec secures 40-year extension on spent fuel cask design certs
In a new rulemaking action Monday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had approved an extension on design certifications for a spent fuel storage cask design used at nuclear power plants, according to a Federal Register Notice. The 40-year Certificate of Compliance (CoC) renewal amends Holtec International’s cask design certification to include “conditions and […]