Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 37 At Richland
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High-Level & Tank Waste
SWPF Construction End Date Set for April
Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 10/2/2015 Parsons anticipates finalizing construction of the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site by April 2016 at a total cost of $475 million, Project Manager Frank Sheppard said this week at the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
SRS Resumes Nonessential Nuclear Ops after Monthlong Pause
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/2/2015 The Savannah River National Laboratory this week restarted non-nuclear, solid waste management, and tritium operations, after 400 grams of plutonium placed in a container not marked for transport forced site contractor Savannah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
Hanford Begins Demolition of Burial Ground Vertical Pipe Units
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/2/2015 Work began this week to demolish the vertical pipe units at Hanford’s high-hazard 618-10 Burial Ground. Remediation of the burial ground and the similar 618-11 Burial Ground have been left for last in Hanford’s river… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP on Schedule to Reopen by End of 2016, Moniz Says
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/2/2015 Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz on Tuesday reaffirmed his department’s belief that the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is on track to reopen by the end of next year. His statement came two months after DOE acknowledged… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
House-Passed FY ’16 NDAA Would Authorize $345M for MOX; Program Still Faces Challenges
Senate to Vote on Bill Next Week Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/2/2015 The House of Representatives yesterday passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2016 yesterday by a vote of 270-156, and the Senate plans to vote on its version of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
CR Could Protect Portsmouth Employees from Layoffs
Brian Bradley and Jeremy Dillon WC Monitor 10/2/2015 Congress this week passed a continuing resolution that will fund the federal government through Dec. 11 at fiscal 2015-enacted levels and avoids a government shutdown. The CR gives Congress an additional 10… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reindustrialization & Redevelopment
DOE Transfers Hanford Site Acreage for Local Industrial Use
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/2/2015 The Department of Energy this week transferred 1,641 acres of largely undeveloped land at the Hanford Site in Washington state to the Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC), its community reuse organization. The acreage … SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Treats Record Amount of Groundwater in FY ‘15
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/2/2015 Workers at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site treated a record 2.1 billion gallons of groundwater in the last year, exceeding the last record of 1.9 billion gallons in fiscal 2014 during ongoing cleanup at the former… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
WC Monitor 10/2/2015 DOE Schedules Industry Day for SRS Liquid Waste Services Contract The Department of Energy on Tuesday said it had scheduled an industry day for its Savannah River Site liquid waste services contract for Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the DoubleTree… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
WC Monitor 10/2/2015 DOE Awards Support Services Contract to Small Business Sigma Science Inc., of Los Alamos, N.M., has received a $4 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a five-year ordering period to provide technical support… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
WC Monitor 10/2/2015 DOE Investigating Problems With Hanford Electronic Medical System The Department of Energy Office of Enforcement has notified Computer Sciences Corp. that it plans to investigate alleged problems with the electronic medical system being implemented… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]