Vol. 7, No. 57

High-Level & Tank Waste

IWTU test could conclude by August

The Department of Energy confirmatory test run for the much-anticipated Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the Idaho National Laboratory will likely end around the end of the month, a state official said Friday. “The [Integrated Waste Treatment Unit] continues to run and will do so for approximately two more weeks,” Kim Custer, a senior hazardous […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Centerra could provide SRS security until fall 2024

    The Department of Energy intends to extend its existing paramilitary security contract with a Centerra company at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina for up to two years, according to a recent notice. The Savannah River Operations Office plans to keep on longtime security provider Centerra Group, up to 24 months, which translates to […]

  • International

    Australian minister hopes AUKUS submarine partnership will create ‘seamless’ defense industrial base

    Australia’s defense minister said recently he hopes the AUKUS agreement will create a “seamless” defense industrial base among the U.S., U.K. and Australia as the first two countries work to help the third acquire nuclear propulsion technology for attack submarines. In meetings with U.S. officials “we’ve been specifically talking about how we can have our […]

  • International

    Japanese court finds Tokyo Electric execs financially liable for Fukushima disaster

    A district court in Japan last week ruled top executives at Tokyo Electric Power Co. are personally liable for 13 trillion yen, the equivalent of (U.S.) $95 billion, in connection with the meltdown of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Mach 2011 following a powerful tsunami, news organizations reported. A key finding in the ruling was […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Sierra Club joins New Mexico to oppose Holtec interim storage in Eddy County

    The New Mexico chapter of a prominent environmental group voiced its opposition over the weekend to Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff’s recent recommendation that the commission license a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the state. The Sierra Club’s Rio Grande chapter joins New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) in her fight […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week: 18, week of – House Rules Committee amendment process: 2023 appropriations bills including the energy and water appropriations act that will fund the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Environmental Management and other agencies. Time to be announced. […]

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