Vol. 27, No. 40 
DOE to Permanently Close Part of WIPP After Ceiling Collapses
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE, Washington State Make Their Case in Hanford Safety Hearing
After two and a half hours of arguments Wednesday in a hearing over a preliminary injunction request for Hanford Site worker safety, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice said he would issue a detailed written order as promptly as he can. Plaintiffs Washington state,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
LANS Wants Low-Level Waste Off-Site; No Trouble from Explosive Tritium Waste
Amid other defense waste developments at the sprawling Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, a recent report from lab prime contractor Los Alamos National Security (LANS) continued what has become an annual drumbeat for moving newly generated low-level… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Tour Draws Only One LANS Partner
Only one of the major partners in the conglomerate that operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) registered for an Oct. 5 tour of the site in connection with a big legacy cleanup contract the Energy Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Bechtel Looks to Cap WTP Off-Gas Installation This Fall
With the 2016 fiscal year in the rearview mirror, Bechtel National is looking ahead to finishing this fall a key gas-treatment system needed to start liquid-waste cleanup at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site as soon as 2022. Bechtel is designing a system dubbed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
NRC Confirms Structural Welding Deficiencies at MOX, Waives Penalty
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has concluded that the contractor for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility project in South Carolina committed two violations involving structural welding. A Sept. 28 letter from the NRC to CB&I AREVA MOX… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Audit: No Long-Term Strategy for SRS H Canyon Facility
A recent audit found that the Department of Energy has not developed a long-term strategy for operating the Savannah River Site’s H Canyon – a nuclear materials processing facility that is scheduled to remain open through 2024. The audit, conducted by the DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
More Details on SRS M&O Procurement Coming Next Week
The Energy Department next week will shed more light on its procurement strategy for management and operations of the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., with the release of a request for information about the work. The request for information, the next drizzle… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hurricane Matthew Damage at SRS Limited to Downed Trees, Leaky Roofs
Hurricane Matthew’s damages at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, S.C. were largely limited to downed trees and leaky roofs, according to Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), the Department of Energy facility’s management and operations contractor. Spokeswoman… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]