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Archives for February 2020

Good On Senators Feinstein and Markey for Demanding Cost on NNSA Nuclear Weapons Scheme

SRSW · February 28, 2020 ·

“Feinstein, Markey Request GAO Study on Affordability of Nuclear Weapons”
Feb 27 2020

            Washington – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine if nuclear modernization activities undertaken by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are sustainable and affordable investments in our national security.

           

Filed Under: Latest News

BOOM Goes the Budget as DOE Plans for Nuclear War: $4.6 Billion Target for Unjustified Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) at $R$

SRSW · February 27, 2020 ·

DOE Plans for $4.6 Billion Cost to Convert the Ill-Constructed MOX Plant into a Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) at Savannah River Site by 2026-2030; Money to be Spent on Top of $8 Billion Wasted on MOX

Plan to Seek $442 Million for PBP in Fiscal Year 2021 Confirmed in Feb.

Filed Under: Latest News, SRS Watch News

Emergency Event at SRS Terminated, Feb. 25

SRSW · February 25, 2020 ·

“The all clear has been given regarding the emergency event.”

—–UPDATE 12:57 p.m.—–
The all clear has been given regarding the emergency event.
The emergency event was declared due to a security event when a vehicle attempted to enter a secure area of the site for routine work activated explosive detection devices.

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DOE Budget Confusion: Vague Plan to Throw Money at Plutonium Pit Production Sets Up the Complicated Project for Failure

SRSW · February 25, 2020 ·

SRS Watch in “Proposed budget would almost triple plutonium spending”

Santa Fe New Mexican, February 24, 2020

Tom Clements, executive director of the nonprofit Savannah River Site Watch,

Filed Under: Latest News

DOE’s Unjustified, Secretive SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant Funding Increase to be Challenged by Congress

SRSW · February 24, 2020 ·

DOE Budget Documents Reveals Massive, Unrealistic Funding Request for Plutonium Bomb Plant at SRS

Columbia, South Carolina – New budget-request documents released by the U.S.

Filed Under: SRS Watch News

Terminate Scheme between SRS and Germany to Dump Highly Radioactive German Spent Fuel at SRS

SRSW · February 20, 2020 ·

Time to End US-Germany Cooperation Aimed at Importing, Dumping Highly Radioactive German Spent Fuel at DOE’s Savannah River Site, According to SRS Watch; Storage at Jülich Only Viable Option

SRS-JEN Work for Others Agreement Modification 6 and Attachments,

Filed Under: SRS Watch News

More Documents Filed in Federal Court in MOX Fraud Case & Dates Set for Moving Forward; Tip of the MOX Fraud Iceberg?

SRSW · February 17, 2020 ·

The most recent case  brought against MOX Services, contractor in charge of the failed plutonium fuel (MOX) project at SRS, moves slowly though the federal court system.

Filed Under: Latest News

Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) at SRS: “A DANGEROUS PATH” – Daily Beast article, Feb. 12, 2020

SRSW · February 12, 2020 ·

SRS Watch on the crazy, costly, unjustified  proposal for a Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP) at SRS:

“Why Does Trump Want to Spend Billions on New Nukes?

Filed Under: Latest News

US NRC Making Move to Encourage Spent Fuel Reprocessing in the US? If so = Total Madness & Taxpayer Ripoff in the Making

SRSW · February 11, 2020 ·

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission moving to advocate for spent fuel reprocessing in the US?! If so this is total madness designed simply to funnel taxpayer money to any company, like Orano,

Filed Under: Latest News

Article: “Donald Trump Wants Billions of Dollars for New Nukes” – for New Nuclear Warheads & New Plutonium Pit Fabrication

SRSW · February 10, 2020 ·

SRS Watch in “Donald Trump Wants Billions of Dollars for New Nukes — The administration of Pres. Donald Trump wants to boost by billions of dollars the federal government’s production of plutonium pits for nuclear weapons.”

Filed Under: Latest News

SRS Watch: First Take on Massive Funding Increase in DOE Budget Request for FY2021 – for Plutonium Pits & New Nuclear Weapons

SRSW · February 10, 2020 ·

UPDATE: DOE chickens out, hides in shadows and won’t today release budget details, tells taxpayers to TAKE A HIKE!

SRS Watch news: DOE’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 Blows up Debt and Heightens Risk of New Nuclear Arms Race;

Filed Under: SRS Watch News

SRS Watch Submits Comments on SRS Proposal to Dump High-Level Liquid Waste as Low-Level Waste

SRSW · February 10, 2020 ·

SRS Watch Formal Comments on “Draft Environmental Assessment for the Commercial Disposal of Defense Waste Processing Facility Recycle Wastewater From the Savannah River Site”

SRS proposes to dispose of 10,000 gallons of high-level liquid tank waste via a grouted material dumped in a commercial low-level waste facility.

Filed Under: SRS Watch News

SRS Nuclear Weapons, Security Contractor Rakes in Big Bonus from Taxpayers for FY2019

SRSW · February 7, 2020 ·

DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration has Posted Performance Evaluation Documents for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions for FY 2019; “Award Fee” Bonus Again Inexplicably High

Bonus Documents Released in Advance of DOE Budget Request to Congress for FY2021,

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DOE Budget Request on Feb. 10, 2020 to Blow Up the Budget, Stimulate Nuclear Arms Race? Push-back Certain on Unjustified SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant

SRSW · February 6, 2020 ·

ANA/SRS Watch: “MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S FY 2021

NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND CLEANUP BUDGET REQUEST

February 6, 2020 –

Filed Under: SRS Watch News

Public Interest Groups Oppose Massive DOE Budget Increase in Planning for Nuclear War – DOE Budget Request to Congress Coming Feb. 10, Bulk of Increase could be for Unjustified Plutonium Pit Production

SRSW · February 4, 2020 ·

COMMUNITIES PUSH BACK AGAINST REPORTS OF HUGE NUCLEAR WEAPONS BUDGET INCREASE

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA)/SRS Watch news release, February 4, 2020

Multiple sources indicate the FY2021 budget request from the Trump Administration will seek a dramatic increase in funding for nuclear weapons—an unprecedented leap of 20% over current spending levels,

Filed Under: SRS Watch News

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