Vol. 27, No. 13 Broken SRS Evaporator Must Be Repaired or Replaced
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Non-Proliferation
Remote Oak Ridge Site Used for New Nonproliferation Work
In response to questions about use of an old reactor facility on the federal government’s Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee, the Department of Energy confirmed that classified activities associated with nonproliferation have been taking place at the ridge-top… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Contractor: Interim Ventilation System Is Fine
The prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., this week played down concerns raised by an internal Energy Department watchdog regarding the transuranic waste storage site’s interim ventilation system (IVS) — a crucial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus Hasn’t Received Contract for ACP Follow-On Work at Oak Ridge
Uranium enrichment company Centrus Energy, which is closing down its work on the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) in Piketon, Ohio, said Tuesday it still does not have a contract for the portion of that program that was supposed to continue through September at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Hanford Richland Ops Office Estimates FY18 Budget Needs
The Hanford Site’s Richland Operations Office estimates it needs a budget of $1.015 million in fiscal 2018 to meet Tri-Party Agreement and other regulatory requirements for the ongoing cleanup of the former plutonium production installation in Washington… 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 Hanford: Wash. State Appoints New Head for Nuclear Waste Program
The state of Washington has picked an experienced environmental law attorney to lead the Hanford Site regulatory work at the Department of Ecology’s Nuclear Waste Program. Alex Smith will start work in the Richland office as program manager on April 18, replacing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
At LANL: DNFSB Probes Waste Handling at Lab’s Area G
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on Tuesday called on major Energy Department officials and local managers at a formal meeting in Santa Fe, N.M., to answer detailed questions about what they were doing to address a combination of radiological waste and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River: SRNS, Fluor Sued for Allegedly Overcharging Federal Government
The United States is suing the Savannah River Site’s management and operations contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), and Fluor Federal Services, a parent company to the contractor, for allegedly committing fraud by claiming more than $5 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
Wrap Up: NNSA Details Dismissal of High Bridge Report on Plutonium Storage
A memo from the Sandia National Laboratories posted to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) website offers more, if not new, details about the Energy Department’s dismissal of a consulting firm’s finding that plutonium stored… 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
Clarification
A story in the March 11 issue of Weapons Complex Monitor [“Draft Savannah River Site Solicitation Leads EM Procurement Blitz”] should have said DOE has so far started preparing a solicitation for only one of the three major contracts managed by the Hanford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]