Vol. 9, No. 75 BWXT reported strong quarter with increase in government operations
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge compels arbitration in case pitting Hanford landlord against Guards Union case
A federal district judge in Washington state agreed last month to grant a motion by the Hanford Guards Union directing the Department of Energy’s landlord contractor at the Hanford Site to engage in arbitration. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian in Eastern Washington ruled Oct. 17 that Leidos-led Hanford Mission Integration Solutions be compelled to arbitrate […]
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National Laboratories
DNFSB announced new LANL resident inspector
Jason Kemp will take over as resident inspector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board announced Monday. According to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) press release, Kemp’s duties as resident inspector would include advising on safety conditions for the defense nuclear facilities at Los Alamos, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Tri-Party agencies to brief Hanford board Wednesday
The Department of Energy’s Hanford Advisory Board meets this Wednesday in Pasco, Wash., to discuss progress on the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and other cleanup issues at the former plutonium production complex. In addition to a presentation from DOE’s Hanford Site Manager Brian Vance, the advisory board will also hear from managers with the […]
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International
Republic of Korea and U.S. have provisional agreement on nuclear cooperation
The U.S. and the Republic of Korea reached a memorandum of understanding on principles concerning nuclear exports and cooperation on Friday Nov. 1, DOE said Monday. According to an agency press release, the countries as of Monday had yet to complete their final review of the memorandum of understanding (MOU). According to DOE’s release, the […]