Vol. 35, No. 33 
UCOR not immune from suit by fired employee in COVID vax case
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Transuranic Waste
DOE believes Panels 11 and 12 won’t worsen risk at WIPP
Adding Panels 11 and 12 at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico should not heighten radiological risk at the underground disposal site, the Department of Energy said during a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency public meeting Wednesday in Santa Fe. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Claims court holds hearing in $45B Hanford bid protest
A federal claims court judge held a closed- door hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday Aug. 28 with litigants in a dispute over a $45-billion liquid waste contract at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. U.S. Court of Federal Claims… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE cannot shed emergency responsibility at old nuclear sites, ECA says in letter
The Department of Energy cannot pass the buck to localities when accidents happen at old nuclear weapons sites post-cleanup, an advocacy group for municipalities bordering DOE installations said. In a letter to Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk, the Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
States to be looped in ahead of next year’s RFI for federal interim-storage host site
The Department of Energy next year plans to ask potential host communities of a future federal interim storage for spent nuclear fuel to step forward, an official said Thursday. But ahead of that request for information, DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy plans to inform state governments about its search, Paul Murray, deputy assistant secretary for […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Nevada Site wildfire fully contained, NNSA reports
A weekend wildland fire that threatened thousands of acres at the Department of Energy’s Nevada National Security Site is 100% contained, site management said in a social media post Sunday. Fire and rescue teams for the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) “have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Dems, GOP back nuclear energy, platforms say
During a time of much political division in the United States, Democrats and Republicans both support nuclear energy, but lack concensus on nuclear weapons, according to their 2024 party platforms. Now that the Democrats and GOP have concluded their respective… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]