Vol. 5, No. 47

Cleanup & Remediation

Hanford Confirms 7 More Cases Over Weekend

Seven more workers informed management at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state on Saturday they have tested positive for COVID-19. The latest confirmed coronavirus infections were reported in a Saturday afternoon post on Hanford’s emergency operations website, which is run by site services contractor Mission Support Alliance. That brings the confirmed total […]
  • National Laboratories

    New Mexico Biding its Time With Permits for LANL Tritium Venting

    The state of New Mexico last week was noncommittal about when it might approve a pair of permits the Los Alamos National Laboratory needs to vent tritium gas into the atmosphere. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the venting, but the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) had not as of Thursday decided when it […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Big Crowd Turns Out to Learn About Carlsbad Tech Contract

    An online briefing on a potential $100-million technical services contract at the Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico drew about 60 people last week as prospective bidders prepare for the Dec. 14 application deadline. Incumbent North Wind Group, which has a $44-million contract that began in November 2015 and could run until […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Centrus Held to Loss in Q3, Expects Big Fourth Quarter; Enrichment Demo Still on Schedule

    Typical lumpiness in contracts with utilities held uranium fuel-broker and technology developer Centrus Corp. to a net loss in the third quarter of 2020, but the company expects to close out the year with a revenue bang, CEO Daniel Poneman told investors Friday. Also, Poneman said, construction of the company’s new, Department of Energy-funded uranium-enrichment […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Personnel Changes at DOE HQ

    Steve Winberg was appointed acting under secretary of energy, replacing Mark Menezes who was elevated to deputy secretary according to a Dear Colleagues letter circulated late last week by Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. Winberg was most recently the assistant secretary for fossil energy: a direct report to the undersecretary of energy.  Also, Brouillette wrote, […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This Week: Nuclear Waste and Weapons Events

    Monday-Thursday: The American Nuclear Society will hold a four-day virtual winter meeting from Monday to Thursday this week. Participants can register here.  Wednesday:  Nuclear Deterrence Forum with Lt. Gen Frank Klotz, former administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Transforming National Security Nuclear Policy For A New Era. Ploughshares Fund. Thursday: Members […]

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