Vol. 8, No. 30

Transuranic Waste

WIPP appears headed for best year since 2017 reopening

The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico appears headed for its busiest calendar year since the disposal site reopened in 2017.  The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) received 47 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste during the month of April, based upon a search of DOE’s public website for the facility on […]
  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    NNSA breaks ground on new Nevada Site emergency operations center 

    Ground was broken last week on a new 13,000-square-foot operational command center at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nevada National Security Site to consolidate emergency services into a single building. NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose cut the ribbon for the Mercury 2 building on May 11. The new facility is among those to be […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Oak Ridge, firm searching for new city manager

    Oak Ridge, Tenn., City Council is expected to discuss its ongoing search for a new city manager during a regular meeting Tuesday following the May 5 retirement of Mark Watson, 68. Watson is retiring after holding the Oak Ridge post for more than a dozen years. Watson has served as a city manager in four […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week 15: Meeting: The Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board meetings in public session starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time in a session being held at Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd | North Charleston, […]

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