Vol. 7, No. 71
High-Level & Tank Waste
Start of liquid waste treatment at Hanford delayed until at least 2025
Blaming the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Energy on Friday asked a federal court to extend by almost two years the deadline for beginning solidification of liquid waste at the Hanford Site. The request, unopposed by Washington state, was part of a motion filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of […]
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Budget & Policy
House Appropriators to debate DOE’s 2023 budget bill Tuesday
The House Appropriations Committee was scheduled Tuesday to vote on the first draft of the 2023 spending bill that funds nuclear weapons and waste programs at the Department of Energy and other agencies. Defense nuclear weapons and waste programs at DOE would receive roughly the funding requested for 2023, under the bill approved last week […]
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Budget & Policy
This week
Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week: 28: Markup, House Appropriations Committee. Fiscal year 2023 energy and waste appropriations bill. This is the first draft of the bill that includes the Department of Energy’s budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. 10:00 Eastern […]