Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 45 Congress Seeks Baseline Update of MOX Project
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
WC Monitor 12/4/2015 Hanford Richland Office Announces Staff Promotion Jeff Frey has been named assistant manager for safety and environment at the Hanford Richland Operations Office (RL), a senior executive service position. He had been serving in that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Controversy Grows Over Proposed Oak Ridge Landfill
Staff Reports WC Monitor 12/4/2015 The Department of Energy is preparing a fourth draft of the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) for a new CERCLA landfill in Oak Ridge, which underscores the number of issues raised by environmental regulators and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
IG: DOE Effectively Withheld Would-Be Spurious Payments to Former Contractor
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 12/4/2015 The Department of Energy in fiscal 2015 “disallowed” costs of approximately $3.1 million to Washington Savannah River Co. (WSRC), the former Savannah River Site (SRS) contractor and a Westinghouse subsidiary, after… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Transuranic Waste
DNFSB: ‘Significant Issues’ in AMWTP Safety Basis
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 12/4/2015 There have been "significant issues" with the safety basis for the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) in Idaho, leading to “underestimating the likelihood and consequences” of some accident… 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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High-Level & Tank Waste
Double-Stacking Planned to Create Needed Space for SRS Waste
Staff Reports WC Monitor 12/4/2015 Savannah River Remediation (SRR) is expected to postpone the need for a new, multimillion dollar waste building by double-stacking waste-filled canisters at Glass Waste Storage Building 1 (GWSB 1). SRR is the Savannah River… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
At Carlsbad
WC Monitor 12/4/2015 WIPP Receives ‘Safe Havens,’ Increasing Emergency Preparedness The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico recently received eight emergency chambers, which will be placed underground and become operational when the facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
At Paducah
WC Monitor 12/4/2015 Swift & Staley Starts Paducah Infrastructure Contract Swift & Staley on Tuesday began its three-year, $138.8 million contract to provide infrastructure support at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The Energy Department’s… 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
At Savannah River
WC Monitor 12/4/2015 SRNS Saves Millions on Groundwater Cleanup Through New Methods Moving away from mechanized pump-and-treat facilities to more “simple,” multiphased passive cleanup methods has reduced costs for remediation of Savannah River… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]