Vol. 5, No. 82 Savannah River SWPF Receives First Batch of Radioactive Material for Processing
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Mexico, DOE to Start Dispute Resolution Over Los Alamos Cleanup Milestones
Unhappy with the proposals it has seen to date from the Department of Energy, the New Mexico Environment Department is moving toward dispute resolution to bridge differences over cleanup milestones at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The state is invoking dispute… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
More Big DOE Contractors, Another University Hopeful, Looking at NNSA’s Joint Y-12/Pantex Contract
A pair of university systems plus just about every major contractor to run the sites in the last decade-plus were among the 49 entities whose representatives toured the Y-12 National Security Site and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, last month as part of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Savannah River Liquid Waste Boss Discusses Staffing, 2020 Developments
The liquid waste contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina hired 151 new employees with an average age of 37 during fiscal 2020. As a result, the average age of the 2,600-person workforce at Amentum-led Savannah River Remediation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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National Laboratories
NM Congressionals Want Virtual Meeting About Proposed Los Alamos Tritium Venting
The National Nuclear Security Administration should hold a COVID-19-safe virtual meeting to brief New Mexico residents about a planned venting of tritium from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Small Town Asks for Amped Up Security at Pilgrim Plant
Voters in Eastham, Massachusetts, the site of the decommissioned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, voted overwhelmingly in favor of asking Gov. Charlie Baker to amp up security at the plant. In a local election held Tuesday, over one-fifth of the less-than-5,000… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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International
French Nuclear Company Opens New Uranium Recovery Facility in Washington State
Framatome, a French nuclear reactor company, has opened a brand-new $20 million uranium recovery facility at its 50-year-old fuel manufacturing site in Richland, Washington. The 11,000-square-foot recovery site will recover uranium from the fuel manufacturing process. Framatome… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Life of Brazil’s Only Nuclear Plant Extended 20 Years
Eletronuclear, Brazil’s state-run utility, gave Westinghouse Electric Company a contract to extend operations by 20 years at the country’s only functioning nuclear power plant. The duo will conduct engineering analyses to prolong the life of the Angra 1 plant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]