Weapons Complex Vol. 27 No. 5 White House Said to Propose Deep Cuts for MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
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Transuranic Waste
At Carlsbad
WC Monitor 2/05/2016 WIPP Versus MOX Debate Continues in New Mexico Paper An op-ed debate over storing diluted plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) continued over the weekend, with an executive from a consulting firm that authored a 2015 study backing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Hanford WTP Corrective Action Program Updates Unfinished: DOE IG
Staff Reports WC Monitor 2/5/2016 The corrective action program at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment Plant needs further improvements, despite past work on the program, according to an audit report released Thursday by the Department of Energy Office of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
WC Monitor 2/5/2016 Kacich to Take Over Management of LANL Legacy Cleanup Richard Kacich, who was appointed deputy director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in November, on Feb. 8 will become the top manager for the lab’s legacy waste cleanup… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor Comes Up Big With $1.4B Cleanup Contract for Idaho Site
Fluor Idaho has received a five-year, cost-plus Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract worth up to $1.4 billion for legacy waste cleanup work at the Idaho National Laboratory, the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) said Thursday. Work… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Downwinder Case Closed
Staff Reports WC Monitor 2/5/2016 A federal judge late last week closed the 1991 downwinder case filed against five early Hanford Site contractors, after declining to allow a final claim to be heard. Judge William Fremming Nielsen indicated in October that he… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Finds Hundreds of Design Issues at Hanford Waste Facility
Staff Reports WC Monitor 2/5/2016 The Department of Energy Office of River Protection (ORP) at the Hanford Site in Washington state has developed a list of 529 vulnerabilities in the design of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
More Than 100 Workers Laid Off at SRS Salt Waste Processing Facility
Staff Reports WC Monitor 2/5/2016 The Savannah River Site’s salt waste contractor announced Wednesday that it laid off 123 workers as construction of the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) nears 95 percent completion. In a brief statement, Frank Sheppard,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Borehole Project Draws Concern in N.D.
The Department of Energy’s plan to conduct a feasibility study for deep-borehole storage of high-level radioactive waste has been put on hold in North Dakota, as the Pierce County Commission this week placed a moratorium on drilling amid growing concern from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wash. Needs Strong Nuclear Waste Program Manager: Local Leaders
Staff Reports WC Monitor 2/5/2016 Local government leaders near the Hanford Site have some advice for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as he picks a new state Nuclear Waste Program manager: choose carefully at this critical time in Hanford cleanup. Jane Hedges, who… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Partially Lifts Respirator Requirements for WIPP Workers
Dan Leone WC Monitor 2/5/2016 It is now safe for workers to enter certain areas of the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., without wearing air-filtering respirators, the Energy Department said Jan. 29. Personnel more than 2,520… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Hanford
WC Monitor 2/05/2016 Lawmaker Seeks Full FY17 Funding for Hanford Richland Operations Office Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) is urging President Barack Obama to request full funding for the Hanford Site’s Richland Operations Office when the administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Oak Ridge
WC Monitor 2/05/2016 UCOR Selects New COO Oak Ridge Reservation cleanup contractor URS CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR) on Tuesday said a recently retired manager is returning to the company as chief operating officer. Fran Williams will succeed Matt Marston, who left UCOR… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]