Vol. 34, No. 23 
DOE plans to provide Texas timeline for moving WCS stranded TRU this month
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Cleanup & Remediation
Next move up to judge in protest of $45B Hanford tank waste contract
With extensive bid protest arguments now filed by the Department of Justice and the winning and losing teams for a $45 billion Department of Energy tank waste contract, it will be up to a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge to decide the next move. As of Thursday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex […]
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Vitrification & Grout
State officials conditionally onboard with grouting of Hanford low-level waste
Washington and Oregon officials agreed Tuesday that concrete-like grout could be used instead of glass to solidify a significant portion of Hanford’s radioactive liquid waste, as long as the grouted waste is taken off-site. Suzanne Dahl, tank waste manager for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP could start operating new ventilation system as early as 2024, Carlsbad boss says
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — The manager of the Department of Energy’s Carlsbad, N.M., field office expects the major new ventilation system for the transuranic waste disposal site could start up sometime in 2024. “Preliminary commissioning” work on the Safety Significant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Waste package stuck at WIPP parking lot, gets NRC greenlight for return to Savannah River
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted one-time approval for the Department of Energy to return a problem container of transuranic waste with expired paperwork to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant parking lot… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
August groundbreaking set for new Oak Ridge landfill
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — Amentum-led United Cleanup Oak Ridge will break ground this summer on a new low-level radioactive waste landfill at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told Exchange Monitor’s Radwaste Summit… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
EnergySolutions eyes state approval for DUF6 disposal in 2024
SUMMERLIN, NEV. — EnergySolutions’ radioactive waste disposal site in Clive, Utah, may be able to accept depleted uranium from the Department of Energy early next year, a company executive said here this week. EnergySolutions has worked with DOE Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
After some upkeep, IWTU back operating this week
After being down for a while last week for upkeep on a major component, a $1.4-billion facility to treat sodium-bearing waste at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory is back in operation, an agency spokesperson said by email this week. The Integrated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Scenes from the RadWaste Summit 2.0: visiting the test site, hiring woes, COVID reminiscing and more
Editor’s note: The Exchange Monitor hosted its annual RadWaste 2.0 Summit in Summerlin, Nev., this week. The summit brings together managers responsible for the day-to-day operations of sites and businesses that treat, transport, store and dispose of radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Feds warned on dangerous air quality; Oak Ridge teams with Tennessee Tech; Longenecker hires ex-Bechtel exec
The Department of Energy Thursday told employees in areas with bad air quality resulting from Canadian wildfires they could check with their bosses about telecommuting or alternate schedule options. “As much of the country experiences dangerous air quality conditions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]