Vol. 31, No. 36 Transition to Hanford Central Plateau Contractor Starts Oct. 5
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Contracts & Procurement
Oak Ridge Contract Briefing Sparks Huge Virtual Turnout
Documents published this week show more than 150 individuals and 60 organizations registered to take part in online briefings on the planned megabuck remediation deal at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The list of firms posted Monday that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Projects, Procurement, Pandemic Dominate Cleanup Workshop
While the coronavirus has delayed some Energy Department nuclear remediation by a few months, completion of key projects is imminent, agency officials said during an online conference Wednesday. “The last time I saw most of you in person was probably in Phoenix”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
Stranded Los Alamos Waste Won’t Leave Texas This Year
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has still received no definitive timetable from the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management for removing stranded drums of potentially-combustible transuranic waste from temporary commercial storage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Number of COVID-19 Infections Remain Relatively Flat in Cleanup Complex
There are currently 83 active cases of coronavirus infections within the nuclear cleanup complex overseen by the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management, an agency source said Thursday. That is one up from the 82 active cases of COVID-19 the prior… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Smoke-filled Air Bedevils Hanford, Keeps Some Workers Home
As if figuring out how to safely resume operations during a pandemic isn’t tough enough, the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state instructed many workers to stay home this week because of smoky air. Smoke from regional fires prompted management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Nine Structures Down, One to Go in Current ETEC Work, DOE Says
The Energy Department’s nuclear cleanup office has now taken down nine of the 10 contaminated structures covered by an agreement reached earlier this year on facilities at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, officials said Wednesday. Demolition of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Nuke District Congressman Predicts CR, Wants CARES Reimbursement Extended
A congressional appropriator predicted this week there will be a short-term continuing resolution passed to keep the Energy Department and other federal agencies running from Oct. 1 into December. “We will not have a budget shutdown,” Rep. Chuck Fleischmann… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Defense Board Back Down to 3 Members After Chair Departs
With Bruce Hamilton’s Sept. 12 resignation as chairman, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is back down to three members, two of them Democrats. The chairman unexpectedly resigned Aug. 31, apparently for family reasons, a source said, only weeks after… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Plans for 8-Gallon Pilot of Non-HLW Outlined by Energy Dept.
The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management says 8 gallons of recycled wastewater from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina can be hauled to a Texas disposal facility with minimal risk. Shipping the waste from the SRS Defense Waste Processing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
GAO Studies Due on WIPP, Defense Board, West Valley
The Government Accountability Office is tracking DOE’s progress on returning the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico to a pre-accident operations clip and plans a full report this year, an official with Congress’ investigative arm said recently. The report… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Emergency Drills Delayed Until 2021
There will be no emergency management drills at the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina until early 2021, according to a recently posted weekly report on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s website. An Aug. 21 report from board… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Oregon DOE Names New Top Nuclear Safety Chief
The Oregon Department of Energy has promoted Maxwell Woods to the post of administrator for nuclear safety and emergency preparedness division, succeeding Ken Niles who recently retired. Woods has been with the Oregon DOE for six years, most recently serving as… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]