Weapons Complex Vol. 27 No 2 New Mexico OKs WIPP Hazardous Waste Permit Update
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Lab Tripped Up by Another Hazardous Year
Staff Reports WC Monitor 1/15/2015 The managers of the Los Alamos National Laboratory lost their $2 billion a year contact by the narrowest of margins, leaving $20 billion or so on the table. First came the news on Dec. 17 that the management contract for the Los Alamos National Laboratory would expire at the end […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Still Likes Rock Salt for Nuclear Waste Storage
Chris Schneidmiller WC Monitor 1/15/2016 The Department of Energy is politely pushing back against new research suggesting rock salt might not be a fully safe for underground storage of nuclear waste in New Mexico. Salt beds are used for storage of low-level nuclear waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and have been considered as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
SRS Contractors Ramp Up Emergency Preparedness Staff
Staff Reports WC Monitor 1/15/2018 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) added more employees to its emergency preparedness staff after the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) reported last year that a lack of workers was hurting the Savannah River Site’s ability to remain ready for emergencies. The board reported similar findings for liquid waste contractor […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Contract Vote Scheduled for Hanford Guards
Staff Reports WC Monitor 1/15/2016 Negotiators reached a tentative agreement this week on a new contract for the Hanford Guard Union. Security forces have been working under contract extensions with Mission Support Alliance since early November. The latest extension, supplementing one that expired this week, will be good through a vote on the proposed new […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
At Savannah River
WC Monitor 1/15/2016 Lawmakers Advocate for Funding MOX Fines Owed by DOE Congress may soon have to decide if it will appropriate money to enable the Department of Energy to pay a multi-million dollar fine to the state of South Carolina for missing a key deadline at the Savannah River Site’s Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication […]
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Transuranic Waste
At Carlsbad
WC Monitor 1/15/2016 DOE Selects WIPP Permanent Ventilation System Alternative The Department of Energy on Dec. 23 officially selected its preferred alternative for a permanent ventilation system to be installed at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, the head of DOE’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) said last week. A total of 24 alternatives […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Hanford
WC Monitor 1/15/2016 Hanford Tri-Party Agreement Milestones Comment Period Extended The comment period for proposed new Tri-Party Agreement milestones for the Hanford’s Site’s Central Plateau and 300 Area has been extended again. The comment period was to end Jan. 15 under an earlier extension but now will continue to Feb. 12 at the request of […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 1/15/2016 IN DOE The Department of Energy on Dec. 23 officially selected its preferred alternative for a permanent ventilation system to be installed at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, the head of DOE’s Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) said last week. A total of 24 alternatives were considered as the department […]