Vol. 27, No. 35 Contractor and Customer Alike Foresee Continuing Resolution for DOE
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Wants Above-Ground Waste Storage Space at WIPP
LAS VEGAS — The Energy Department wants to build an above-ground waste-storage facility at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Calrsbad, N.M., and expects to submit an application to state regulators in the coming weeks, the agency’s top nuclear-waste-cleanup-policy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Waste Shipments to WIPP Could Resume By April
LAS VEGAS — By April, the first shipments of transuranic waste since 2014 could be rolling into the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., according to a nominal timeline provided here by a DOE official at the ExchangeMonitor’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA: MOX Facility 27 Percent Complete, Will Cost $17B
The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) is only 27 percent complete and will cost $17.2 billion, including the $5 billion already spent, according to a recent cost estimate from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Officials with the National Nuclear Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Ohio Senators Seek Reassurance From Approps Leaders on Portsmouth Cleanup
With the federal appropriations process up in the air, Ohio’s Senate delegation has asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to make sure there is enough funding in the rapidly approaching 2017 fiscal year to continue planned cleanup of the Energy Department’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
No Internal Contamination Following Latest PFP Worker Incident
A worker at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., suffered no internal contamination after being exposed to radiation while assigned to preparing the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) for demolition. The July incident was not disclosed until… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Former NM Environment Secretary Flynn Joins Oil and Gas Lobby
Former New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn, who retired in August after three years as the state’s main liaison on federal nuclear cleanup in the Land of Enchantment, last week rejoined the private sector as executive director of the New Mexico Oil and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
Q&A With John Heaton: Chairman of the Carlsbad Mayor’s Nuclear Task Force
Carlsbad, N.M., is open for nuclear business, John Heaton said proudly last week. There are a few irons in the fire — the city is all in favor of the consolidated interim nuclear waste-storage facility Holtec International wants to build outside town — but… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At River Protection: WRPS Joins DOE Motion in Vapor Lawsuit
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has joined the Department of Energy’s motion requesting dismissal of Washington state’s lawsuit seeking better chemical vapor protection for workers at the Hanford Site. DOE and its tank farm contractor both argue… 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 SRS: Justice Department, SRNS Battle Over Motion to Dismiss Overcharging Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice and Fluor Federal Services are at odds on whether a federal court should throw out a lawsuit that alleges Fluor and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) overcharged the federal government more than $5 million for home office expenses… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]