Vol. 9, No. 22 Granholm due in Congress Wednesday morning for season’s first budget hearing
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP works on defining legacy waste, finishing big infrastructure projects
The Department of Energy and its prime contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant are conferring with stakeholders and generators to better define legacy transuranic waste, managers said during a public meeting Tuesday in Roswell, N.M. In addition, the Waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
Hanford lays groundwork for resumption of TRU shipments to WIPP
PHOENIX — Hanford Site managers in Washington state intend to have their transuranic waste program certified by the Department of Energy in fiscal 2026 and start shipping to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico in 2028, a contractor official said at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Tree-cutting, groundwater study underway for new Oak Ridge landfill
The second phase of construction for a new onsite landfill is underway at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, the agency said last week. This phase involves taking down trees, groundwater monitoring and other chores. A minority-owned small… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Compromise ‘24 budget skips debate on consolidated interim storage consent
The Department of Energy’s final budget for fiscal year 2024 does not contain a federal ban on commercial interim storage sites to which states have not consented. A version of DOE’s 2024 budget bill that passed the House last year specified that none of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]