Vol. 7, No. 62 Post-Election round up in nuclear waste, weapons and cleanup
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Transuranic Waste
Second bid protest of WIPP contract rejected by GAO
The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday rejected a challenge by a Westinghouse-led group to the Department of Energy’s July award of a potentially $3 billion management contract to manage the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. In a statement, the Government Accountability Office said it has denied the bid protest filed by Carlsbad Operations […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
National Academies panel says more work needed on Hanford waste report
Key questions remain about the practicality of either immobilizing waste with grout or building of a second glass-making plant at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state, a National Academies of Science panel said Tuesday. This includes examination of the timeline for building another vitrification plant at Hanford or, if DOE decides to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE’s 10-year timeline for interim storage siting dependent on ‘timely’ congressional action on nuke waste law
The legislative process could prove an obstacle to the Department of Energy’s goal to get a federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel up and running within a decade or so, an agency official said during a recent webinar. DOE’s prediction that its proposed interim storage site could be open in 10-15 years is, […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Constellation to renew licenses of all nuclear plants thanks to fed tax credits, CEO says
The operator of more than a dozen U.S. nuclear power plants aims to extend the life of its fleet by up to two decades using federal tax incentives approved this year, its CEO said Tuesday. Nuclear production tax credits made law under the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in August, have had a “transformational […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DOE could award HALEU enrichment contract very soon, CEO says
The Department of Energy could award a contract to operate a small, Centrus Energy-built uranium enrichment cascade at the agency’s Portsmouth site in Ohio this month, the company’s CEO said Wednesday on a quarterly earnings call. “The Department has indicated in a recent industry briefing that a decision could come as early as this month,” […]