Vol. 6, No. 17 Amid Vicious Cold Snap, Pantex Trimmed Staff Levels, Electricity Consumption
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
No Problems at WCS During Texas Winter Storm, Spokesman Says
In the midst of a winter weather emergency that left millions without power and caused a nuclear plant to shut down in the Lone Star State, Waste Control Specialists’ waste storage site experienced no problems, a spokesman said Wednesday. A representative for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NM Rad Waste Task Force Bill Passes Conservation Committee
A New Mexico Senate committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would create a statewide task force to negotiate with the federal government over the siting of nuclear-waste storage sites in the Land of Enchantment. The state Senate Conservation Committee passed SB… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Biden Admin Should Consider Seeking Relief From Legally Binding Pit Deadlines, Ex-NNSA Deputy Says
The Joe Biden administration ought to look at undoing the legal deadlines the National Nuclear Security Administration faces to begin production of new nuclear weapon triggers, a former senior official with the agency said Wednesday. “I think the administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Deputy Chief of Corporate Services Listed Among EM Bosses
Randall Hendrickson is now the deputy chief of corporate services at the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, according to the latest organizational chart dated Feb. 11. The job, which reports to the Environmental Management (EM) office’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Virtual Site Tour Documents for Moab RFP Now Available
The Department of Energy this morning posted virtual site tour documents and other background material on its solicitation for a potential $614-million small business set-aside for the Moab Remedial Action Contract in Utah. The DOE Office of Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
Correction:
An article in the Feb. 16 edition of Weapons Complex Morning Briefing (“New Mexico Hearing on WIPP Shaft Set for May”) should have said that May 17 is the date for the hearing on the planned new utility shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]