Vol. 1, No. 5 Princeton Professor, Scientist: WIPP Beats the Alternatives for Plutonium Storage
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Cleanup & Remediation
Radiological Particles Spread From Hanford Burial Ground
The Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Department of Energy to prepare a corrective action report by the third week of April after the spread of radioactive contamination was discovered at the Hanford Site following a November windstorm. Some contamination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE to Test Idaho Groundwater Remedies by 2019
With groundwater cleanup at the Energy Department’s Idaho Site progressing slower than expected, DOE is giving itself until September 2019 to test out some fixes, an agency official told members of an agency-chartered citizen group last week. That is according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Stakeholders Support Niagara Falls Cleanup Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ cleanup plan for its Niagara Falls Storage Site received overwhelming support from stakeholders this month, with the public comment period closing Feb. 6. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Niagara County Department of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Oral Arguments Held Over Waste Confidence
A federal court heard oral arguments Monday concerning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s handling of environmental assessment of continued waste storage at U.S. nuclear plants. At question is whether NRC has given “a hard look” to the risks associated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Non-Proliferation
IAEA Presses for CPPNM Amendment Entry Into Force
Eleven more nations must ratify the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material before the measure enters into force, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. Ivory Coast became the latest ratifying nation on Feb. 10, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Veolia North America Gets New CEO
International environmental solutions provider Veolia last week announced the selection of a new president and CEO of its North America branch. William DiCroce has been with Veolia since June 2008, most recently serving as president and chief operating officer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]