Vol. 36, No. 44 
With WTP started up, Hanford workers launch another key project
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE undergoes reorganization under Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Thursday announced reorganization of the Department of Energy with a prominent role in the organizational chart for the semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The reorganization is designed “to strengthen… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ex-Shaw exec, Bernhard Capital founder dies at 71
Jim Bernhard, who founded The Shaw Group and later Bernhard Capital Partners, has died at age 71, according to published reports. Bernhard died Sunday following a brief illness, the Shreveport Times reported Wednesday. The current and former governors of Louisiana… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
UCOR CEO Rueter to call it a career in March 2026
Ken Rueter, top executive for the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup contractor at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, will retire in March 2026, the Amentum-led joint venture said Tuesday. Rueter, the president and CEO of United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR), will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP records 45 waste shipments in October
While much of the government was shut down, the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico stayed open and received 45 waste shipments in October based upon figures from DOE’s public website for the disposal site. That’s a drop… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Demolition of X-333 gets underway at Portsmouth
Cleanup crews at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio have started tearing down another of the sprawling process buildings once used in uranium enrichment work at the property. DOE announced Tuesday that demolition is underway at the mammoth… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
SC high court: Attorneys in Savannah River MOX case entitled to $75M
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the lawyers who successfully sued the Department of Energy over the Savannah River Site’s mismanaged Mixed Oxide (MOX) plutonium facility are entitled to $75 million of the $600 million settlement the state received. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Wrap up: Groups fear weaker radiation standards; DOE loan issued to restart old reactor; Beyond Nuclear sues to block Palisades; more
More than three-dozen nuclear critics and environmental groups contend in a recent letter that President Donald Trump’s executive actions could weaken radiation protections and endanger public health. “The Trump White House has issued numerous executive orders… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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News & Analysis
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