Vol. 7, No. 47 DOE announces billion-dollar bailout for Diablo Canyon plant
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Commercial Decommissioning
After DOE bailout plan collapses, Holtec back to decommissioning Palisades plant
After the Department of Energy last week refused to fund a proposal to restart a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan, the company in charge of the facility said it planned to move ahead with decommissioning, according to a spokesperson. A Holtec International spokesperson confirmed to the Exchange Monitor Friday that DOE had rejected the […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Jacobs caps profitable fiscal ’22; hosts call Monday morning
Jacobs, the Dallas-based leader and member of various Department of Energy nuclear contractors, had a good fiscal 2022, with revenue and profit each rising for the year, the company reported Monday. The engineering giant had net earnings of more than $715 million, or $4.98 a share, up from about $430 million, or $320 a share, […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Savannah River contractor prepares to check SDU 8 for leaks
The environmental cleanup contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina will start testing its newest supersize Saltstone Disposal Unit for potential leaks right after Thanksgiving. BWX Technologies-led Savannah River Mission Completion will start a leak-tightness test at Saltstone Disposal Unit No. 8 (SDU 8) on Nov. 26, the company said […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
West Valley Project avoids mega-snowstorm like Buffalo
While Cattaraugus County, N.Y., home of the West Valley Demonstration Project, experienced a cold and snowy weekend, it seems to have avoided the worst of the mega-storm that dumped several feet of snow 35 miles to the north in Buffalo, N.Y. “The site is in a two-hour delay, to allow employees who live away from […]