Gone Fission Nuclear Report

In this week's report, Savannah River Site officials say a "very, very small" portion of the workforce elected not to get the COVID vaccine, resulting in some retirements, resignations or terminations.  A change in the way the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) counts waste volume shifts the repository from being half full to only a third full.  At Hanford, the Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system moves from testing to operations.  And a protest has been filed in the $8.3 billion contract award to UCOR for cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Plus, you'll enjoy an interview with Dr. Harold Conner, whose 50-year career went full circle from plant manager at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant to a director in the world's first cleanup of a gaseous diffusion complex.

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One state senator has a piece of advice for South Carolina counties wanting to share in a $600 million DOE plutonium settlement:  Bring a couple of trucks to Barnwell County, load them with some plutonium, and take them back home.  Then he'll talk about your share of the money!  

Hear this lively interview  with State Senator Brad Hutto and get all the latest DOE environmental management news in this week's Gone Fission Nuclear Report.

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In this episode, Gone Fission Nuclear Report discusses new Department of Energy environmental cleanup contracts valued at nearly $30 billion, new tenants creating jobs at the East Tennessee Technology Park, negotiations to distribute $600 million in settlement funds related to storage of plutonium at the Savannah River Site and a new water treatment plant at the Hanford site.  Plus people news.  Running length:  12 minutes.

Visit the Gone Fission Nuclear Report channel on youtube.com for a videocast of  episodes since November 7, 2022.