Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 38 Los Alamos Building Demolished During TA-21 Cleanup
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Transuranic Waste
Correction
In the Oct. 2 edition of Weapons Complex Monitor, an article about the reopening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant incorrectly stated that Panel 7 will no longer require people to wear “additional” radiological protection equipment, yet it is and will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
DOE Gives Go-Ahead to Prevent Portsmouth Layoffs during CR; Future Less Certain
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/9/2015 The Department of Energy has issued a revised funding direction that enables Portsmouth Site contractor Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth to postpone up to 500 previously announced layoffs at least until Congress passes its final fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Officials seeking $27M More for Nuclear Materials in FY 2016
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/9/2015 Officials are seeking a $27 million plus-up over President Barack Obama’s original fiscal 2016 request for nuclear materials funding within the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Non-Proliferation
Aerospace Pt. 2 Reasserts that MOX Cost Much Greater than Primary Alternative
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/9/2015 Top Officials Say Dilution and Disposal Cheaper, More Practical Future costs and risks to build the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility are significantly greater than those associated with a dilute-and-dispose approach for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Passes Final NDAA, Which Meets FY ’16 Cleanup Request
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/9/2015 The Senate on Wednesday voted 70-27 to pass the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2016, following an Oct. 1 House vote of 270-156 to pass the bill. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Final Hanford Downwinder Claims Resolved or Withdrawn
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/9/2015 The last claims in the Hanford Site downwinder lawsuit filed in 1991 have been settled or withdrawn, according to documents filed this week in U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington. As many as 5,000 people, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
WRPS Begins Tank Evaporation Work at Hanford
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/9/2015 Washington River Protection Solutions has begun operating an exhauster to evaporate liquid from Tank T-111, the Hanford Site single-shell tank that is leaking waste into the soil beneath it. “The exhauster is performing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
Hanford Contractor to Demolish Building Next Week
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/9/2015 Washington Closure Hanford is scheduled next week to start leveling the last standing facility marked for demolition as part of the company’s River Corridor Cleanup project, specifically in the Hanford Site’s 300… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
DNFSB: LANL to Reach TRU Waste Capacity in Fiscal 2017
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/9/2015 The Los Alamos National Laboratory will likely reach its transuranic waste storage capacity in “approximately” fiscal 2017, according to a recently released Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report. TRU waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
ECA: Omnibus Risk Review Report Ignores Community Cleanup Role
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/9/2015 A report on risk-based management of Department of Energy defense cleanup sites fails to recognize the role of local communities in defining risk and their critical place in making decisions on remediation, according to the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
At Oak Ridge
NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 Lab Workers Approve New Contract Unionized workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Wednesday ratified a new five-year labor contract, which includes pay raises in each of the years and a $1,000 signing bonus. Steve Jones, president… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
WC Monitor 10/9/2015 Bechtel Awards Quality Control Services Subcontract at Hanford Bechtel National has awarded NV5 Holdings an estimated $1.5 million contract to support nuclear cleanup at the Hanford Site, NV5 announced on Monday. The company provides professional… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Los Alamos
NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 EM Commits to Competing LANL Cleanup Contract The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management on Oct. 2 officially announced that it intends to open for competition the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s post-fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 10/9/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced this week that Rex Geveden will become the company’s chief operating officer later this month. Starting Oct. 26, Geveden will execute BWXT’s government and commercial nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]