Vol. 4, No. 312 Yucca Advocate Shimkus to Leave Congress
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Plutonium Pit Production
Nevada Calls Plutonium Shipment ‘Nuclear Incident;’ Seeks Removal, Ban
Calling the Department of Energy’s 2018 shipment of plutonium to Nevada a “nuclear incident” and a nuisance, the state is asking a federal judge to boot half a metric ton of the fissile material out of the Nevada National Security Site (NSS) and prohibit… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Hanford Contractor Starts Removing Waste From Another Batch of Tanks
Removal of radioactive waste from a major single-shell tank, AX-102, is getting underway at the U.S. Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state. AECOM-led tank farm contractor Washington River Protection Solutions announced via social media Thursday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
Expect WIPP Waste Shipments to Increase 50% by Fiscal 2023
The U.S. Energy Department expects the number of transuranic waste shipments to its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., to grow by more than 50% between fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2023. The agency anticipates it will receive about 400 shipments… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Watchdog Group Sues Over SONGS Spent Fuel Transfer
An activist organization is legally challenging the movement of used nuclear fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California as too dangerous to the public. The Aug. 29 lawsuit from San Diego-based Public Watchdogs in U.S. District Court… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Contractor Wants Evidence Excluded in Discrimination Trial
As a discrimination case filed against Savannah River Site’s liquid waste contractor approaches trial next month, the company is petitioning a federal judge to bar evidence from being presented regarding four white employees on the basis that their jobs are irrelevant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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International
U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Takes Over Magnox Ltd.
The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as of Monday has assumed management of the company that is decommissioning the nation’s Magnox reactors. Magnox Ltd. shifted from the privately operated Cavendish Fluor Partnership to the nondepartmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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International
Canadian Nuclear Cleanup Reaches Rad Waste Removal Milestone
The Canadian Nuclear Laboratories on Friday announced the full transfer of radioactively contaminated soil from three locations in Port Hope, Ontario, into a long-term storage facility. The project – covering the Pine Street North Extension, the Municipal Sewage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]