Vol. 7, No. 31 NWPA update ‘has to happen’ for federal interim storage, community advocate says
-
Vitrification & Grout
Federal, state officials at Hanford affirm interest in vitrification alternative
Department of Energy and Washington state Department of Ecology managers reassured the Hanford Advisory Board Wednesday their agencies remain interested in the Test Bed Initiative to grout 2,000 gallons of low-activity tank waste that would be shipped out of state. Brian… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
-
Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Advisory Board bristles at DOE plan to diversify panel, wants input
Members of the Hanford Advisory Board said Wednesday they should have a voice in the Department of Energy’s plans to diversify the panel that provides policy recommendations on cleanup of the Hanford Site in Washington state. During an online meeting of the Hanford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
-
High-Level & Tank Waste
Interim storage RFI comments to be published by end of the month
Public input about the Department of Energy’s proposed consent-based siting process for a federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel could be published by March 31, an agency official said Wednesday. A full collection of responses DOE received as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
-
Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Waste disposal exception okayed for S.C. plant that makes tritium rods
A regulatory domino fell Thursday at the plant where Westinghouse fabricates tritium producing burnable absorber rods for the National Nuclear Security Administration, clearing the way for cleanup of contaminated disposal lagoons on the South Carolina property. On… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]