Vol. 5, No. 79 Energy Dept. Withdraws WCS Designation as Site for Mercury Long-term Storage
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Contractor Nuclear Waste Partnership Stays On the Job
Nuclear Waste Partnership’s current eight-year, $2.4-billion contract for management and operation of the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is being extended for at least one more year, potentially two. The DOE and Amentum-led… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Two More Coronavirus Infections Reported at DOE Hanford Site
Two more people at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to late-Monday post on an official Hanford website. In addition, 12 more workers at the Hanford Site are undergoing testing for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Inspector General Concerned About Lack of Space in Double-Shell Hanford Tanks
The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state needs to be better prepared to cope with additional failure of single-shell tanks holding radioactive wastes, according to the agency’s Office of Inspector General. That is a key takeaway from a report,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Proposed Comment Period for New York FUSRAP Site Begins This Week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has submitted a proposed plan and launched the public comment period for the further decontamination of the Niagara Falls Storage Site in Lewiston, New York. The Corps has already finished the decision-making process… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Pilgrim Host Locale to Vote on Extra Security
Citizens of Eastham, Massachusetts, site of the decommissioned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, will vote today on whether to ask Gov. Charlie Baker to amp up security at the plant. The plant was shut down by Entergy, its former owner, in May 2019. Holtec International… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Clears CARES Reimbursements for COVID Leave to Continue
As soon as Congress approved it, the Secretary of Energy cleared agency contractors to continue billing the government for paid time off given to workers who cannot do their jobs because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary Dan Brouillette signed the order… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]