Vol. 1, No. 19 NNSA: Report on Storing Diluted Plutonium Not Credible
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Mulvaney Introduces Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Bill
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) this week introduced legislation that would allow the Department of Energy to contract private companies for interim storage of nuclear waste. Such legislation is seen as necessary for establishing private, interim facilities that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE to Solicit Bids for LANL TRU Liquid Waste Facility This Year
The Energy Department said this week it will solicit bids to build a transuranic liquid waste processing facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in the fourth quarter. The contract for the so-called Transuranic Liquid Waste Project will be… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
AG: N.D. Health Council Violated Public Meeting Law
The North Dakota Health Council violated state public meeting law in approving rule changes that allow for higher radioactivity levels in oil-field waste, state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem concluded in an opinion Tuesday. According to Stenehjem, the council… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Major SRS Plutonium Downblending Could Begin in Mid-2020s: NNSA Chief
The Department of Energy will need until the mid-2020s to achieve the capacity to downblend significant amounts of plutonium now held at the Savannah River Site (SRS), the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration told lawmakers on Wednesday. Testifying… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Hanford Master Procurement Plan Coming This Year
The Energy Department is preparing a procurement road map for replacing tens of billions of dollars’ worth of expiring cleanup contracts at the former Hanford Site plutonium production plant near Richland, Wash., and should release at least part of that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Vermont Lawmakers Want Locals to Have Seat at Decommissioning Table
Members of the Vermont congressional delegation are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to give local stakeholders “a seat at the table” in the decommissioning process for nuclear power plants. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), and Rep.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]