Vol. 32, No. 38 
Final Solicitation for SRS Site Ops in October, DOE Says; Portsmouth, Paducah Bids in January
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Budget & Policy
Shutdown Averted, DOE, Other Feds to Stay Open Until Dec. 3
After both the House of Representatives and Senate passed a stopgap funding plan Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the continuing budget resolution to keep the federal government open through Dec. 3. The action prevented the Department of Energy and other federal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Steelworker Locals Turn to Elected Reps Against Vax Orders
United Steelworkers local unions at five Department of Energy sites are urging elected officials from their states to intercede on their behalf against President Joe Biden’s plans for mandatory vaccinations of federal contractor employees. The Sept. 17 letter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
20 Test Positive at Hanford as Site Posts Visitor COVID Vetting Rules
A total of 20 employees at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state informed management this week that they tested positive for COVID-19. In addition, federal employees and contractors at Hanford were told Wednesday that visitors coming to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Lab Religious Exemptions Mean Leave Without Pay
Workers who secure a religious exemption to the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be barred from the lab and allowed only to go on vacation or take leave without pay until they quit their jobs or get vaccinated, according to an all-hands… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Middle DP Road Contamination Poses Little Risk to Human Health, DOE Says
Removal of radioactively contaminated soil along a stretch of Middle DP Road in Los Alamos County, N.M., near a new housing complex, poses little risk to human health and should be about done this month, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
Settlement Over Y-12 Waste Shipments, COVID Highlight Annual Nevada Site Report
The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a June legal settlement between the state and the Department of Energy to prevent mislabeled radioactive waste shipments from again ending up at the Nevada National Security Site dominate the site’s just released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Pro2Serve Founder Retires as CEO
Barry Goss, who founded Professional Project Services, or Pro2Serve, 25 years ago, is stepping down next week as the CEO although he will remain as a non-executive chairman of the board, the federal government contractor said in a Thursday press release. Mark DeGraff,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
Wrap Up: WIPP Taking Shipments Again, Washington AG to Answer Justice
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M. is again receiving transuranic shipments after a combination of underground conditions and temporary staffing problems from COVID-19 halted disposal for a month. “Yes, shipments resumed,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]