Vol. 6, No. 47 New Mexico Files Second Lawsuit Against Interim Storage
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Cleanup & Remediation
SBA Again Finds Swift & Staley too Big for Paducah Pact; Litigation Continues
The Small Business Administration again ruled that incumbent Swift and Staley is too large to be the next landlord services provider at the Department of Energy’s Paducah site, kicking the matter back to a federal court and keeping the company on site at least through February 2022. That’s according to a Friday filing in the […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Receives 17 Shipments During October; About Flat With 2020 Pace for Calendar Year to Date
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southern New Mexico received 17 shipments of transuranic waste during October, according to figures posted on its public website. That means the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has now received 166 shipments of the defense-related waste so far this calendar year, a figure nearly identical to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Labor Pact Extensions Ratified for 4 Hanford Contractors
Members of the Hanford Atomic Metals Trade Council at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state have ratified labor agreement extensions for much of the unionized workforces of four of the largest federal contractors at the nuclear cleanup site, according to a recent Facebook post by the council. “All four of the contractor’s […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC to Discuss ‘Tiered’ Approach to Force-on-Force Inspections at Nuke Plants After Pandemic Pause Lifted
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was to meet this week to give the interested public an update on its plans for fully resuming antiterrorism drills at nuclear power plants, according to a meeting notice. During the meeting, to be held virtually Thursday, NRC’s security and incident response office will discuss how the agency will conduct its […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
This Week
Here are some events related to defense and civilian matters that the Exchange Monitor staff is tracking this week: November 14-19: SC21, supercomputing conference. America’s Center. St. Louis. In-person and virtual sessions. Agenda here. 15: Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board starts two-day meeting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time at the Holiday Inn-Beach House in Hilton […]