Vol. 37, No. 22 
DOE tightens DNFSB investigative access
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Transuranic Waste
ECA comes out against overhauling WIPP permit after only 2 years
The Washington, D.C.-based Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) said this week there is no need for New Mexico to revamp the latest state permit for the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., only two years after it was issued. “It… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Vitrification & Grout
Washington Ecology boss OK with grout, but wants focus on glass
The head of Washington’s state regulatory agency for the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site said recently he is not opposed to grout so long as DOE keeps its focus on the ongoing operation to turn liquid waste into glass. In a May letter to DOE, Washington… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
June 17 hearing set on cesium-removal project at Hanford 200 West
The Department of Energy and the Washington state Department of Ecology will hold a public meeting June 17 on a proposed modular system at the Hanford Site’s 200 West Area to remove cesium from tank waste prior to grouting. The hybrid meeting is set for June… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Expressions of interest sought for Hanford’s West Area Tank work
The Department of Energy’s liquid waste contractor at the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash., is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) for vendors interested in the West Area Tank Farms Risk Management (WARM) construction services work. “WARM is being constructed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
House NDAA backs up to $7.2B for defense cleanup; provision on Pantex, airport
The version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed 44-12 by the House Armed Services Committee Thursday night would endorse the Department of Energy’s nuclear remediation branch to spend up to about $7.2 billion on Defense Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
House Appropriations panel backs SRS, Hanford projects
The version of the fiscal 2027 Energy & Water Development bill recently voted out of the House Appropriations Committee endorses key Department of Energy projects getting underway at the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash and the Savannah River Site near Aiken,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: Ex-congressman to run BLM; Tetra Tech wins biz; Veolia expands; more
Stevan Pearce, a former Republican congressman who represented the area around the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), was confirmed by the Senate last month to be director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Pearce… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]