Vol. 37, No. 35 
Walsh touts EM rebranding and AI, nuclear-related investment
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Transuranic Waste
EM boss Walsh upbeat on reaching WIPP deal soon with New Mexico
ARLINGTON, VA – Tim Walsh, the Department of Energy’s Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management (EM) said here Tuesday that his department is close to reaching an agreement with New Mexico officials over the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. Walsh said EM has been in productive negotiations with the New […]
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Budget & Policy
Fleischmann looks for 2027 E&W to pass during lame duck session
ARLINGTON, Va. – Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told the National Cleanup Workshop here on Wednesday he expects the Energy & Water Development bill for fiscal 2027 to pass during the so-called “lame duck” session after Congress returns following the November election. Fleischmann, a member of the House Appropriation Committee, chairs the Energy & Water subcommittee […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP takes in 29 TRU waste shipments during August
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico received 29 transuranic (TRU) waste shipments in August, in its first full month following hoist repairs that paused disposal back in May. By comparison, the facility received 55 waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP prepares to spend six months offline in 2027
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., will spend about half of 2027 down for maintenance, DOE and contractor officials told the National Cleanup Workshop here Tuesday. WIPP will be essentially offline and not receiving waste for two three-month cycles during 2027, said Ken Harrawood, president and […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AI, data centers dominate much of Cleanup Workshop
ARLINGTON, Va. – Someone who mistakenly stumbled into the Department of Energy’s National Cleanup Workshop without an agenda might be excused for confusing it with a conference on artificial intelligence (AI). Many conversations from the podium and in the hallways here this week have focused to some extent on the potential and perils of AI. […]
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Budget & Policy
Smaller EM could soon hire more people
ARLINGTON, VA — The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch is about a third smaller than it was a few years ago, although more people could be brought on following a pending regional reorganization. “You know today we are at about 820 federal employees,” Tim Walsh, the head of DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said […]
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Data Centers & Energy Demand
Savannah River Site growth might need 17,000 new homes
ARLINGTON, Va. – The anticipated expansion of missions and private-sector projects around Savannah River Site could require the surrounding region to build as many as 17,000 homes over the next five years, according to a local official here Tuesday. Chuck Smith, a former city councilman in Aiken, S.C. where Savannah River Site (SRS) is located, […]
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News & Analysis
Savannah River Site shifts from cleanup toward broader nuclear missions
Savannah River Site is moving beyond its traditional environmental cleanup mission as the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration prepare to expand nuclear-fuel, plutonium and other national-security activities at the South Carolina site. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Currently in outage, IWTU has solidified more than 400K gallons
The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at Idaho National Laboratory is still in an outage that began in June, a Department of Energy spokesperson said Monday. “The IWTU entered a scheduled outage in early June to replace the facility’s process gas filters,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Holtec pauses IPO amid data center backlash; NRC tackles GTCC; Corps remediates old Fort Belvoir nuke; Paducah endures ‘quake-nado’; Dems seek Project Velocity answers; Kyl dies at 84; more
Holtec International confirmed in a press release Thursday it is pausing its planned initial public offering (IPO),due to a combination of market factors including plummeting support for artificial intelligence data centers. “The decision to postpone the offering has been caused by the unusual confluence of developments that has impaired investor confidence in the market for […]