ECA Update: August 5, 2011
Published: Fri, 08/05/11
IN THIS UPDATE
Hastings seeks answers about DOE reorganization
Annette Cary, Tri-City Herald August 5, 2011 Environmental cleanup of Hanford and other Department of Energy sites risk becoming less of a priority under a reorganization of DOE oversight of that work, according to Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash. After Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the DOE reorganization official Tuesday, Hastings sent him a letter Thursday asking for answers. "I write today to express my ongoing concerns with the department's reorganization that moves the Office of Environmental Management under the under secretary for nuclear security," he wrote. READ MORE
Las Conchas fire fully contained Magdalena Sharpe, KASA FOX 2 August 2, 2011 LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) - Thirty-six days after the largest fire in the state's history flared up, crews have fully contained the Las Conchas Fire. The blaze near Los Alamos burned over 156,000 acres and prompted several evacuations and temporary closure of Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Los Conchas fire started on June 26, after a tree fell on a power line. READ MORE
Experts say debt deal could affect funding for New Mexico's national labs The Associated Press August 2, 2011 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The debt deal reached in Washington this week could derail future funding increases at New Mexico's national labs, including construction of a new multibillion-dollar nuclear lab at Los Alamos, the state's senators said.
Nevada State Legislature Urges Federal Government to Engage State and Counties on Nuclear Water Contamination ECA Update
The Nevada State legislature passed a Joint Resolution that urges the Federal Government "to engage in discussions with the State of Nevada and Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, regarding the mitigation and containment of water contamination in Nevada which resulted from certain nuclear testing and storage activities that were conducted by the Federal Government in Nye County, Nevada."
To read the Joint Resolution, click below.
Former Sen. Domenici to launch new initiative to promote nuclear energy
Ben Geman, The Hill August 2, 2011 Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), who was Capitol Hill's leading nuclear power advocate, is heading a new think tank initiative aimed at ensuring nuclear remains a viable option for the United States. Domenici and Warren "Pete" Miller - who led the Energy Department's nuclear research programs until late last year - will co-chair the project that's housed at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). "Through our partnership, we will address several key issues that will be important components to a healthy nuclear industry in the future," Domenici said in a statement. READ MORE
In Sweden, A Tempered Approach To Nuclear Waste Ingrid Becker, NPR July 28, 2011 At least two dozen countries around the globe get energy from nuclear power, yet not one has been able to pull off a permanent disposal site. Finding communities willing to live with such dangerous stuff has been a big sticking point. But in Sweden, two communities have stepped up, and are willing to take the country's waste. Like many countries, Sweden has had its share of political meltdowns over nuclear power. Protests stirred an uproar in the early 1980s when the Swedish nuclear industry simply decided where to begin testing for a possible geologic disposal site. But today, instead of deflecting protesters, the nuclear industry shuttles visitors by the busloads for guided tours of facilities. More than 1,100 feet below the surface, exotic machinery and copper tubes wide enough to fit two men fill an underground cavern carved from crystalline bedrock. READ MORE
Nuclear Waste Piles Up As Repository Plan Falters Craig Miller, NPR July 28, 2011 Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on California's central coast has more than 1,300 tons of nuclear waste sitting on its back porch, waiting for pickup. The problem is, there's no one to pick it up. The 103 other reactors in the country are in the same bind -- it has now been more than 50 years since the first nuclear plant was switched on in the United States, and the federal government still hasn't found a permanent home for the nation's nuclear waste. The ECA Email Server has a new look! The emails will now come from a different email address so be sure to add ecabulletin@aweber.com to your address book to prevent the messages from being sent to your spam folder.
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