Vol. 8, No. 13

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

NNSA says it removed some lawsuit-related plutonium from South Carolina

The National Nuclear Security Administration in December removed some surplus, weapon-usable plutonium from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the agency said Friday.  The agency did not say how much of the material it removed from the site near Aiken, S.C. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has said the glove boxes and facilities […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Fleischmann to lead DOE appropriations subcommittee

    Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) will chair the appropriations subcommittee that writes the first draft of the Department of Energy’s annual spending bill, the full committee confirmed Monday. Fleischmann takes the gavel of the House Appropriations energy and water subcommittee from Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), who now will chair the House Appropriations interior and environment subcommittee. […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP ends 2022 on an uptick, recording 53 shipments during December

    The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., had its busiest month of 2022 during December, receiving 53 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste. Forty shipments originated from the Idaho National Laboratory, 12 came from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, one came from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DOE cleanup office making headway on technology development database

    In December, the Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management completed what its head of field operations calls the “beta phase” of a new electronic “dashboard” for tracking nuclear remediation technology development. All of the research-and-development data run through Environmental Management (EM) headquarters in Washington, D.C., has been entered into the system, Nicole Nelson-Jean […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Enviros’ poll claims New Mexicans oppose Holtec CISF

    A recent poll conducted by New Mexico-based environmental organizations found that more than half of respondents opposed a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the Land of Enchantment, local media reported over the weekend. The survey, taken in December as a joint effort between the Southwest Research and Information Center and the […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 18: Meeting: A hybrid meeting of the Nevada National Security Site Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board starts at 4 p.m. Pacific Time. To attend virtually, email board administration Barbara Ulmer by 4 p.m. P.T. on Jan. […]

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