Vol. 36, No. 32 
Geimer appointed DOE’s new Hanford Site manager
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Cleanup & Remediation
Environmental Management nominee Walsh becomes DOE adviser
Tim Walsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management, has taken a DOE adviser job while he awaits a Senate confirmation vote. “Mr. Walsh will begin working in the Office of Science in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
White House could tap plutonium reserves for nuclear fuel
The Reuters news service reported last week that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to tap plutonium left over from dismantled nuclear weapons to help power commercial nuclear reactors in the United States. The news service reported Trump could have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE cleanup office seeks more time on WIPP response to DNFSB
The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch says it needs more time to put together a detailed response on infrastructure replacement and refurbishment at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. The current top executive at DOE’s Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Over 1,000 containers of DUF6 converted to oxide in fiscal 2025
The Department of Energy said this week more than 1,000 cylinders of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) were converted into a more stable oxide form at two former gaseous diffusion plant sites during fiscal 2025. The work took place at DUF6 conversion plants… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
Five companies land DOE agreements for low-level waste
Five companies were picked this week by the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office to receive basic ordering agreements to handle nationwide low-level and mixed low-level commercial waste treatment services. The companies announced Thursday by DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Fire did not spread radiological contamination beyond ETEC, report says
A 2018 wildfire that burned large sections of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties did not spread large amounts of radiological contaminants beyond the Department of Energy’s portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, according to a new report. DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Former DOE staff chief spearheads alumni group
The Department of Energy’s former chief of staff during President Joe Biden’s administration last week announced the formation of a new DOE alumni network. The group, which will hire an executive director, is being created following “hundreds of survey responses… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: EM exec speaks at Fukushima meeting; Naval facility D&D planned at INL; OIG weighs in on NNSA papers
Greg Sosson, one of the top feds at the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office, took part this month in the ninth annual forum on decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan. The annual gathering brings together international… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]