Vol. 27, No. 27 As Ink Dries on New LANL Cleanup Pact, Details on First Campaign Will Wait Until October
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Cleanup & Remediation
Independent Study Needed on Hanford Vapors, Former Site Office Manager Says
Data from a qualified, independent agency may be needed to resolve concerns over chemical vapors at the Hanford Site in Washington state, a former top site manager said Thursday at a union hall forum to discuss the situation. The forum in Pasco – organized by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Salt Waste Processing Ops Now an Option on Next SRS Cleanup Contract
The Department of Energy is seeking bids on an estimated 10-year, $4 billion-$6 billion liquid cleanup contract at the Savannah River Site (SRS), in a long-awaited procurement that hit the street late Thursday that includes the permanent disposal of millions of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
DOE, South Carolina Await Rulings in Plutonium Case
A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments for motions in South Carolina’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Department of Energy over plutonium processing at the Savannah River Site, but gave no indication how or when she might rule on the requests. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Seeking Information on Y-12 Mercury Treatment Facility
The Energy Department on Thursday inched closer toward a procurement for a facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex for treatment of mercury-contaminated water. The agency dropped its request for information late Thursday, asking companies to submit capabilities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
Small-Dollar DOE Deals With States Prepare Way for WIPP Restart
The Energy Department this week put in place just over $15 million in funding to support administrative tasks within various state governments necessary to resume shipments of radio-contaminated material and equipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
SRR Salvages Used Pumps for Sludge Waste-Processing Duty at SRS
Broken pumps that transfer sludge waste from the Savannah River Site’s (SRS) Defense Waste Processing Facility back into the site’s H Area Tank Farm are being replaced with used pumps from the site’s F Area Tank Farm, the Energy Department and prime… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Hanford: Vapor Info Website Moved
The Hanford Site website for chemical vapors information has been expanded and given a new address, www.hanfordvapors.com, to make information easier to find. The website was launched in early June as part of the Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) internet… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: INL Worker Breaks Finger on HVAC Repair
A subcontractor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) broke a finger June 15 while performing routine maintenance on a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at the lab’s Energy Innovation Laboratory, an Energy Department spokesperson at the Idaho Falls… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Correction
The story “Waste Control Specialists Waiting on Permission to Keep LANL Waste in Texas,” (Vol. 27, No. 26) should have said that by the time the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) closed in 2014, the Energy Department had removed about 4,500 cubic… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]