Facing steep funding cuts to the Savannah River Site’s tank waste cleanup program, the site’s Citizens Advisory Board this week urged action from DOE in a number of recommendations. The recommendations were approved at the CAB’s full board meeting Tuesday. One called for DOE to include enough funding in its Fiscal Year 2015 budget request to meet all commitments to the state for high level waste tank cleanup and closure. The FY’14 request, which cut liquid waste funds by $183 million, is expected to result in missed milestones. Another CAB recommendation calls for regular public meetings, starting before the end of the year, “to provide accurate, honest, frank, up-to-date information about the human health and environmental dangers, technological challenges, budget details, timetable and successes of the tank closure program.” Additionally, the CAB recommended that “DOE review the available technologies for liquid waste treatment and any feasible technological improvements.” The CAB also asked DOE to evaluate whether tanks could be cleaned to a lesser extent without increasing risk long-term, freeing up funds to close more tanks.
SAVANNAH RIVER CITIZEN’S GROUP URGES DOE ACTION ON TANK WASTE ISSUE
House Energy panel plans to look at DOE’s Nuclear Lifecycle centers
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’’s Energy subcommittee plans a Tuesday hearing on the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses that would co-locate fuel cycle activities with advanced nuclear energy projects. Announced Sept. 8, the hearing, titled: “Nuclear Spent Fuel Policy: Examining Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses”, will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern […]