Vol. 9, No. 92

Cleanup & Remediation

Ecology posts demo permit for 2,000-gallon test bed, challenge possible

The Washington state Department of Ecology in June formally signed off on a Department of Energy plan to solidify into a concrete-like grout up to 2,000 gallons of low-level liquid radioactive waste from the Hanford Site. Filtering of cesium and other radionuclides, what DOE calls pretreatment, will happen onsite at the former plutonium production complex, […]
  • Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC doing environmental assessment of Palisades restart; local meeting planned

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will not exempt from environmental review Holtec International’s plan to restart the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan, the agency said last week. Holtec wants to restart the plant, which closed two years ago, in August 2025 and had asked NRC for what is known as a categorical exemption from environmental […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Hanford landlord appoints acting COO

    Leidos-led Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, the contractor for roads, grounds and essential infrastructure-related chores at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, appointed Todd Synoground acting chief operations officer. Synoground, listed as senior vice president of infrastructure and site services on the contractor’s website, will step in as acting operations chief with Amy Basche moving up […]

  • International

    NNSA head to discuss nuclear testing ban with diplomats in July

    The National Nuclear Security Administration will host diplomats at Sandia National Laboratories and Nevada National Security Sites in July with aims to be transparent about its activities and its moratorium on nuclear testing. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) labs will host diplomats from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty Organization, as well as the United Arab […]

  • National Laboratories

    NNSA partners with Los Alamos in largest carbon-free energy procurement ever

    The National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest ever carbon-pollution-free procurement would be a partnership with Los Alamos that aims to provide two Department of Energy labs in New Mexico with electricity from solar energy, the agency said Thursday. The project — called the Los Alamos County Foxtail Flats Solar and Storage Project — will notionally be […]

  • News & Analysis

    Publication Notice

    Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will not be published this Wednesday and Thursday, July 3-4 in observance of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. The newsletter’s regular publication schedule will resume on Monday, July 08.

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