Vol. 27, No. 28 DOE Taking it Slow With LANL Waste as New WIPP Rules Phase In
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Contractor Offers Some Vapor Safety Measures to Union
Washington River Protection Solutions has offered to move work shifts in the Hanford Site tank farms to the Department of Energy facility’s Thursday-evening-through-Monday-morning weekend shifts or to night shifts in response to union demands. Fewer workers are… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Hanford Vit Plant Prepares for Layoffs, New Hires
About 45 non-manual workers at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant will be told next week that their jobs are ending anytime from late August through October. The layoffs are part of a change in the mix of workers needed as the vitrification plant project “is reaching… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford 324 Building Cleanup Plan Released for Public Comment
The Department of Energy has provided Washington state with a proposed plan requiring up to seven years of work to close the Hanford Site’s 324 Building, which sits above a highly radioactive spill. The plan was required to meet a Tri-Party Agreement milestone… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
SRS Plutonium Downblending to Begin in September
The downblending of 6 metric tons of plutonium at the Savannah River Site is expected to begin in September, with plans to complete the process over the next several years. The weapon-usable, non-pit plutonium is not part of the 34 metric tons of material that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
SRNS, Fluor Seek Dismissal of Overcharging Lawsuit
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) is seeking a dismissal of a federal lawsuit accusing the contractor and one of its parent companies of overcharging the government more than $5 million in “unallowable costs.” In papers filed on May 20, SRNS said the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Drone Pilot at SRS Eludes DOE, Authorities
Savannah River Site officials still don’t know who is behind the flying drones that have been spotted above the 310-square-mile facility near Aiken, S.C. There have been eight confirmed sightings of drones flying over the Department of Energy facility, with the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Solicitation For WIPP Transport Contract Coming This Month
The final request for proposals for a contract to haul radio-contaminated material and equipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., will be released this month, no sooner than Sunday, the Energy Department said. The new WIPP Transportation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: SRNS Cleans Up Small Mercury, Tritium Leak
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) has cleaned up a small mercury and tritium spill at the Savannah River Site’s Solid Waste Management Facility and is preparing the waste for disposition, a spokesperson for the Energy Department’s contractor said Friday. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]