DOE suspends search for next SRS management team
Aiken Standard | 11/9/2021
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The Department of Energy has suspended its search for the next Savannah River Site management team.
In a Tuesday announcement posted online, the department said it needs to reexamine a long-awaited request for proposals for the management-and-operations contract, citing the National Nuclear Security Administration’s growing footprint and portfolio at the Savannah River Site.
The notice specifically mentions the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, a potential $11 billion plant where nuclear weapon cores could be made.
The decision leaves Savannah River Nuclear Solutions in charge of the site for an indefinite amount of time.
A draft request for proposals for the new management contract, valued at $21.5 billion, was issued in April.
The behemoth contract was to include environmental cleanup, national defense and everyday maintenance work.
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"CAPITALIZING ON A NEW ERA OF CLEANUP
SUCCESS"
December 7-9, 2021
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
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NOVEMBER 8-12
The RemPlex Global Summit, to be held virtually Nov. 8-12, is being organized in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Summit is hosted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This IAEA-PNNL cooperation supports the Summit objectives of promoting knowledge transfer, collaboration, and networking to address challenges to successful remediation and long-term stewardship of
contaminated sites worldwide.
NOVEMBER 15
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NOVEMBER 18
DOE recently issued the Draft Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Evaluation for the Test Bed Initiative Demonstration (Draft WIR Evaluation) concerning a proposed 2,000-gallon demonstration of the Test Bed Initiative for technical review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to obtain input from the public during a 90-day public comment period that begins November 5,
2021.
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U.S. announces $25 million to support access to clean nuclear energy
U.S. Department of State | 11/3/2021
On November 3, at the UN Climate Change Conference, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins announced the United States’ commitment of $25 million in support towards expanding access to clean nuclear energy. The announcement, also called a “Nuclear Futures Package,” represents efforts from across the U.S. government, and includes ongoing programs and projects under development to:
- advance large-scale, clean, and modern nuclear power generation,
- demonstrate the potential of nuclear-produced hydrogen to fuel the transition to clean energy, and
- advance innovative, secure, and safe nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors.
As part of the Nuclear Futures Package, the United States is pleased to partner with Poland, Kenya, Ukraine, Brazil, Romania, and Indonesia, among others, to support progress on meeting their nuclear energy goals. Efforts include capacity building, equipment, feasibility and siting studies, demonstration projects, study tours, site visits, technical collaboration, and more.
Included in this commitment is the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Initiative, which the United States launched at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate. Also included is the U.S. SMR Public Private Program and associated Small Modular and Advanced Reactor Standards and Regulations Workshop Series. These programs are designed to support key steps necessary for the safe, secure, and responsible deployment
of emerging nuclear technologies.
The Nuclear Futures Package underscores the United States’ strong commitment to energy innovation and nuclear technology as an important component of achieving global climate change goals. In addition to Department of State, these activities are carried out by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the Departments of Commerce and Energy.
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Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
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