Vol. 36, No. 28 
House Appropriations bill trimming EM to $7.7 B moves to full House
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ex-Hanford boss Vance taking helm at Framatome Richland plant
Brian Vance, the Department of Energy’s former manager of nuclear cleanup at the Hanford Site in Washington state is the new site leader at the Framatome nuclear fuel plant in Richland, Wash. The Tri-City Herald reported Monday Vance started working as a manager… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Enviro groups sue DOE, EPA over Oak Ridge landfill
Six environmental groups have sued the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over approval of a new low-level radioactive waste landfill at DOE’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP receives 59 shipments in June, most in a year
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico received 59 transuranic (TRU) waste shipments last month. That is more than the 53 shipments it received in May and is the highest total the facility has received since the 64 shipments… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Draft RFP for Portsmouth landlord services could be out this summer
The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office could issue a draft solicitation as early as next month for a contractor to perform landlord services at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio. The draft request for proposals (RFP) for the Portsmouth Infrastructure Support… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
OIG questions DOE management of HALEU demonstration contract process
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy miscalculated during the selection process of its High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Demonstration Project, the Department’s Office of Inspector General found in an audit. In a July 2 audit report the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Water treatment facility torn down at Hanford
A Department of Energy contractor at the Hanford Site in Washington state has finished taking down a 6,000-square-foot water treatment structure near the Columbia River that supported remediation work at the property. Crews from Amentum-led Central Plateau Cleanup… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Alvarez, former government official and nuclear watchdog, dies
Robert (Bob) Alvarez, a former Senate staffer, 1990s Department of Energy official and nuclear watchdog, died July 1 following a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease at age 78. The Institute for Policy Studies and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Wrap Up: DOE kicks of pilot program; NEA tracks SMRs, Lawmaker defends GAO; Rocky Flats doc plays this weekend
The Department of Energy has announced a new pilot program to strengthen the U.S. supply chains for nuclear fuel and support the expedition of the development of new advanced reactors. The initiative is intended to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign sources… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]