Vol. 32, No. 37 
Weekly COVID Cases Across EM Still Near 300 as Feds’ Told to Get Final Shot by Nov. 8
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Transuranic Waste
DNFSB Questions if Time Made Stranded Drums Safe for Travel
While the Department of Energy’s Carlsbad, N.M., field office believes passage of time has made transuranic drums stranded since 2014 at Waste Control Specialists in Texas safe for travel to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Proposed House CR Would Prevent Uranium Cleanup Shortfall
The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed two-month stopgap spending bill for 2022 that would keep the Department of Energy cleanup office at roughly fiscal 2021 levels, but also includes a provision to prevent a shortfall in uranium cleanup funds after Oct.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
Law Judge Recommends WIPP Shaft Go Forward
Now that a state administrative law judge recommends the Department of Energy be allowed to continue digging a new underground shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., parties in the case have until Wednesday, Sept. 29, to file responses. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Advisory Board Paralyzed Without Quorum; Board, State at Odds With DOE Over Leaky tank
By John Stang For want of a quorum, the Hanford Advisory Board this week could not officially recommend that the Department of Energy do something about a radioactive waste tank leak reported in April and plan for future leaks the board feels are sure to follow. DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! […]
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Vitrification & Grout
Melter Startup at Hanford Vit Plant, ‘Point of No Return,’ on Track for December
By John Stang The first melter at Hanford’s first vitrification facility is scheduled to start up in December, site officials told the Hanford Advisory Board this week, teeing up the long-awaited solidification of liquified Cold War plutonium-byproducts by 2023. After… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
COVID, Underground Conditions Stymie WIPP Shipments
Recent problems behind it, the Department of Energy said Friday it is ready to resume taking shipments of transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico after being unable to do so for about a month. Having addressed difficulties with the mine’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Sources: Savannah River Liquid Waste Teams Asked to Keep Offers Open
Two industry sources said Thursday the Department of Energy has asked teams bidding on the Savannah River Site’s multibillion-dollar liquid waste contract to keep their offers open until early November — a sign that DOE could make the long-awaited decision… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
North Wind Unit Wins Award to Stay On as Portsmouth Landlord Services Provide
A North Wind Group company will continue to carry out the Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Services Contract work at the Department of Energy cleanup site in Ohio under a potential five-year, $135-million award announced last week. Idaho-based North Wind Dynamics… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Moves to Extend North Wind 2 Years at ETEC
Idaho-based North Wind Portage is expected to remain on the job as a remediation contractor for up to two more years at an old Department of Energy research site within the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Simi Valley, Calif., the Department of Energy said this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Federal Subcontractor Sues Biden, Washington Governor Over COVID Policy
An assistant attorney general for the state of Washington in a filing Monday asked a federal court to dismiss Gov. Jay Inslee (D) from litigation filed last month by an individual angered by COVID-19 policies implemented by both the state and federal government. Joseph… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Quarter of Savannah River Site Assets Over 50 Years Old, Board Told
The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina spends much of its infrastructure money taking care of “aging, old systems” some of which are 70 years old, an agency official told the site’s Citizens Advisory Board Monday. David Bender,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Paducah Biz Reps Meet With Feds to Discuss DOE Cleanup
A local wish list for speeding cleanup at the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site in Kentucky headed the agenda as Paducah Chamber of Commerce representatives visited federal officials in Washington, D.C. this week. “During this two-day trip, we will meet with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]