Vol. 32, No. 17 
Comments Due in May on Draft RFP for Big Money Savannah River Ops Contract
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Reports Apparent Leak at Hanford Single-Shell Tank
The Department of Energy said Thursday a single-shell underground radioactive waste tank at its Hanford Site in Washington state is probably leaking at the rate of about 3.5 gallons daily. The DOE concluded the B-109 tank is leaking after monthly monitoring “detected… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
21 COVID Deaths at Nuke Cleanup Operations Thus Far in Pandemic, DOE Says
To date 21 individuals employed at Department of Energy nuclear cleanup worksites have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a federal spokesperson said this week. The DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) spokesperson provided the fatality figure… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Biden to Nominate DOE Science, International and Legal Officials
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced plans to nominate Geraldine Richmond as undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy. Richmond is currently a presidential chair in science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Brookfield Reportedly Looking to Sell Stake in Westinghouse
More than three years after buying Westinghouse Electric from Toshiba, Brookfield Business Partners is reportedly considering selling a minority interest in the nuclear company. Reuters reported April 23 that the international asset management firm is looking at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Groups Should Start With Self-Examination in Seeking Diversity, Inclusion
Department of Energy contractors and other groups seeking a more diverse workforce might consider starting with a self-examination, speakers told the Oak Ridge Small Business Diversity Summit Wednesday. Many organizations seem to be looking for “quick fixes”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Agencies Consider Permit Tweak for Hanford Disposal Facility
In May the Department of Energy expects to begin a 60-day public comment period on modifying dangerous waste permit for the Hanford Site in Washington state to allow disposal of mixed low-level waste in one of its main landfills, according to a notice published… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Transuranic Waste
Wrap Up: Some TRU Could Stay at Hanford Until 2050, SRS Org Wins Grant
Moving transuranic waste stored at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state to an underground disposal site in New Mexico would be completed by September 2050 instead of 2030 under a proposed change by agencies involved in remediating the former… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]