Vol. 3, No. 16 NRC Commissioner Won’t Recuse Himself from Yucca License Review
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Three More Hanford Double-Shell Waste Tanks at Risk for Corrosion
Three more double-shell tanks at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site contain waste with chemistry that puts them them at heightened risk of corrosion, according to a new report from tank farm contractor Washington River Protection Solutions. The report evaluated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Divided Idaho Panel Supports Lab Taking Out-of-State Waste
The Idaho Cleanup Project Citizens Advisory Board recently voted 7-4 to urge the Energy Department to extend the lifespan of the Idaho National Laboratory’s Advanced Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) by allowing the facility to process radioactive waste from out… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Hosting ‘Technical Workshop’ About SRS Challenges for Potential M&O Contractors
The Department of Energy is inviting potential bidders on a yet-to-be-solicited management and operations contract for the Savannah River Site to Augusta, Ga., on Aug. 12 for what is being called a “technical workshop.” At the all-day workshop, DOE “will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
U.K. Nuclear Agency to Take Over Magnox Cleanup in 2019
The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said Monday it will next year formally take over management of the now privately operated contractor for cleanup of the nation’s Magnox reactor sites. The government announced in March 2017 that it would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
USW Expects to File for Arbitration on Portsmouth July 4 Week Shutdown
Now that Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth (FBP) has “pulled the trigger” on what the United Steelworkers considers an improper reduction in force this week at the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site in Ohio, the union expects to take its case before an arbitrator. “We’ve… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Administrator Helps Break Ground on New Albuquerque Office Space
The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Tuesday helped to formally begin construction of a new office building for agency employees in New Mexico. NNSA Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty was joined by, among others, Sen. Martin Heinrich… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Considers Sole-Source Contract for Rutgers Study on Hanford Waste
The Energy Department’s Office of River Protection could issue a sole-source contract for Rutgers University in New Jersey to study factors connected with vitrifying tank wastes at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Although DOE is not aware of other sources… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
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