Vol. 4, No. 50 Extensions Executed for Hanford Tank, Plateau Cleanup Vendors
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Plutonium Pit Production
Pivotal Moment Nears for Nevada Plutonium-Removal Lawsuit
After a final brief filed Friday, a federal judge will soon decide whether to dismiss Nevada’s lawsuit seeking to force the Department of Energy to remove half a metric ton of weapon-usable plutonium from the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). Nevada in August… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Idaho Penalties Against DOE Reach $6.7 million
The state of Idaho has assessed the U.S. Energy Department $6.77 million in fines for failure to start operating the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Idaho National Laboratory by the end of 2012. The Energy Department has already paid, or worked off,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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International
Dingell Keeps Up Fight Against Canadian Rad Waste Repository
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Thursday indicated she is continuing her legislative efforts against a Canadian deep geologic repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste planned to be built about a mile from Lake Huron in Ontario. Dingell… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
U.S. Nuclear Waste Challenge Requires Decentralization, Innovation, Think Tank Says
The United States should stop trying to build a centralized disposal facility for its nuclear waste, and instead enact on a “decentralized” regime while pursuing new technologies to deal with the material, according to a new report from an environmental think… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]