Vol. 4, No. 62 NNSA Formalizes Decision to Continue UPF Construction Amid Court-Ordered Redo of Environmental Paperwork
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Cleanup & Remediation
Centerra Inks Four-Month Extension as SRS Security Contractor
The security contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina received a four-month extension Friday, keeping the company on the job through Feb. 7, 2020. Centerra-SRS, a subsidiary of Florida-based Centerra, will receive $35.8 million during the extension, the Energy Department said, just three days before the company’s initial 10-year, […]
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Transuranic Waste
Western Governors Disappointed by Exclusion from WIPP Planning
The Westerner Governors Association (WGA) said last week it is “disappointed” at not being asked to contribute to the U.S. Department of Energy’s update to the five-year strategic plan for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. The Energy Department’s Carlsbad Field Office, which oversees the underground site for disposal of defense-related transuranic […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Terminates Rulemaking on Regulatory Application Accuracy
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally closed out a regulatory update to expand the scope of stakeholders who would be required to provide “complete and accurate information” in applying for a regulatory approval. The rulemaking was initiated by a petition filed in April 2013 by James Lieberman, a former NRC official who consults on […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Appropriations Panel Wants DOE Data on Livermore Excess Facilities
The Senate Appropriations Committee wants a report from the U.S. Energy Department on what it will take to decommission excess facilities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California over the next 10 years. The panel said on Sept.12, in a report accompanying its version of the energy and water development bill, DOE should submit […]