Vol. 4, No. 159 Locals Want Detail on New DOE Contamination Sampling Near Portsmouth
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Non-Proliferation
Contractors Begin Cleaning Up Cesium Spill at University of Washington
A pair of contractors have started cleaning up a University of Washington building contaminated weeks ago by cesium-137, but there is no public timetable for finishing the job or reoccupying the facility. The contractors are International Isotopes, of Idaho Falls,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
NRC Wants More Info on Hanford Tank Farm Closure Plan
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting more information about the Energy Department’s plan for closure of a radioactive waste storage tank farm at the Hanford Site in Washington state. The nuclear regulator will present the request at a DOE public… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ruling Expected Soon in DOJ Lawsuit Against Hanford Workers’ Comp Law
A federal judge says he plans by the first week of June to rule on a Department of Justice lawsuit against the state of Washington over eased workers’ compensation requirements for workers at the Hanford Site. Judge Stanley Bastian, of U.S. District Court… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
GAO Expected to Review Energy Dept. Payments In Lieu of Taxes
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) plans in September to release a report on the Energy Department’s payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) to communities surrounding its national laboratories and cleanup sites. The report will analyze the differences in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Huntington Ingalls Starts Construction On Columbia Subs
Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding held a ceremony on May 23 for its first cut-of-steel event to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program. HII noted this will be the first class… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Waste Control Specialists Could Get Break on Charges, Fees
The Texas Legislature has approved a bill that would delay by two years certain charges and fees for Waste Control Specialists’ (WCS) radioactive waste disposal operations. Two amendments from Rep. Alfonso Nevárez (D) were attached to a state bill on domestic… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]