Vol. 8, No. 19

Decommissioning

‘Scientific basis’ needed for 100-year nuclear plant lifetimes, Huff says

The U.S. should develop a series of scientific criteria that can be used to extend the operating lifetimes of nuclear power plants through the middle of the century, the Department of Energy’s lead nuclear power official said Wednesday. “If we would like our… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Hanford officials tell DNFSB pretreatment system should hold up over long run

    Key parts of a pretreatment system for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant should hold up over decades, Department of Energy bosses and a contractor from the Hanford Site in Washington state told the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board last month.  Managers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • National Laboratories

    Sandia Ion Beam Laboratory reopened after tritium incident

    Sandia National Laboratories’ Ion Beam Laboratory reopened late Wednesday after tritium levels spiked inside a glove bag on Monday and prompted an evacuation, the Albuquerque, N.M.-based lab said. “On Monday, Jan. 16, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Mo. Lawmakers seek more testing for school near FUSRAP site

    Two members of congress from Missouri, a Republican senator and a House Democrat, want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to do more testing for radiological contamination at a St. Louis area school. “We write to urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]

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