As Senator Lindsey “MOXie” Graham plans at last-ditch Hail-Mary meeting with President Trump to try and save the already dead MOX project, the South Carolina Nuclear Advisory Council (NAC) will join the Graham pro-MOX cheerleading squad,
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MOX DOOM: Near Final Chapter! S.C. Attorney General & S.C. Nuclear Advisory Council throw in towel on MOX. Boondoggle News of October 15, 2018
At the Oct. 15 meeting of the Nuclear Advisory Council, a nuclear industry cheer-leading group of marginal value to the state, the attorney representing the State of SC admitted that they have lost in their effort to stop the Fourth Circuit Court of appeals from lifting the “stay”
SRS Watch in “DOE Terminates MOX Contract, Likely Killing Controversial Project”
Engineering News-Record, October 15, 2018
article linked here: https://www.enr.com/articles/45529-doe-terminates-mox-contract-likely-killing-controversial-project
NNSA requesting MOX termination in official notice
[Note: NNSA has “Ordered” MOX termination.]
Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, October 12, 2018
https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20181012/nnsa-requesting-mox-termination-in-official-notice
Trump administration kills contract for plutonium-to-fuel plant
The MOX Boondoggle and MOX Boosters – especially self-serving politicians like $enator Lindsey Graham and Rep. Joe Wil$on – Have Run Out of Road on the MOX Scam!
SRS Watch in various MOX-is-Over articles, October 12, 2018:
Multi-billion dollar mistake? Feds move to abandon over-budget nuclear fuel plant
The State,
Bombs Away? Not So Fast….
As the Democrats have taken over the House Armed Services Committee, a discussion will begin in earnest about nuclear weapons policy and the wisdom of spending $1 trillion on weapons modernization over the next 30 years.
HUGE NEWS! MOX IS ALL BUT DEAD! FEDERAL COURT ALLOWS TERMINATION OF PLUTONIUM FUEL (MOX) DEBACLE AT SAVANNAH RIVER SITE TO PROCEED!
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejects lower court halt to termination of MOX boondoggle – October 9, 2018
AFTER A WASTE OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, THE END OF THE MOX SCAM IS AT HAND!
Stand By for Ruling by Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on MOX Termination, October 8, 2018 – Coming Soon!
We are betting that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will allow termination of the MOX boondoggle to proceed. MOX workers are still being told nothing about a possible court ruling or about the massive cut to the MOX construction budget (from $335 million to $220 million as of October 1,
US DOE response in MOX termination case before Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, October 4, 2018
– Expect a ruling by the court soon & when that happens the MOX debacle could be finally over if the court allows termination of MOX to proceed
REPLY IN SUPPORT OF RENEWED MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL –
In MOX Termination Case before Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, State of South Carolina Files Weak Response to DOE’s Request to Allow MOX Termination to Proceed, October 3, 2018
– Have MOX Boosters Thrown in the Towel after so Much Money Wasted on the MOX Boondoggle?
Court could soon rule to allow MOX termination to proceed
In its filing,
MOX Fraudster to Finally Face Justice – Sentencing Set for October 1, 2018 in Federal Court in Columbia, South Carolina
The second of two criminals who scammed the MOX boondoggle of millions of dollars via fake receipts will finally be sentenced. His partner in crime has been sentenced but is out on appeal.
ATTENTION MOX WORKERS: PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT MOX PROJECT DOWNSIZING AND LAYOFFS ARE BEING COMMUNICATED TO YOU BY MOX SERVICES.
With a one-third cut coming to the MOX project, from $335 million to $220 million, big changes are afoot. MOX workers deserve ample notification about layoffs – which is likely not to happen as project changes begin on October 1,
Court requests State of SC respond to NNSA motion to stay order stopping MOX termination, by October 3:
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 1100 East Main Street, Suite 501, Richmond, Virginia 23219
October 1, 2018
____________________________ RESPONSE REQUESTED ____________________________
No.
18-1684,
State of South Carolina v.
As MOX Project Collapses, Another MOX Criminal Sentenced to Prison
federal district court in Columbia, SC on October 1, 2018, MOX FRAUDSTER Aaron Vennefron was sentenced to 12 months plus one day in prison and $600,000 seized from “a hidden secret room”
What is contractor MOX Services telling MOX workers about the imminent termination of the MOX debacle?
Likely nothing – workers still being abused as the waste, fraud, abuse & mismanagement are continuing until the very last day!
One of the Very Last Steps is about to Happen before the Federal Court Allows DOE to Continue Terminating the MOX Boondoggle –
If you track operations of the aged H-Canyon reprocessing plant at SRS – the last defense or commercial reprocessing plant in the US – you know that SRS and contractors are as a strict rule always shopping around for more work to keep the taxpayer money flowing to operation of the facility (by contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions).
Now, H-Canyon boosters are looking at processing research reactor spent fuels that earlier were said not to be reprocessable in H-Canyon. But they may have to settle for lab-scale operations,
US DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration Files Appeal with Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Asks for Stay of Lower Court Ruling that Halted MOX Boondoggle Termination, September 28, 2018
“MOTION by Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, National Nuclear Security Administration, Rick Perry, United States Department of Energy and US for stay pending appeal. Date of action to be stayed, if applicable:June 7,
In Letter to DOE Secretary, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval Opposes Shipment of 1 Metric Ton of SRS to Device Assembly Facility (DAF) for “Staging” for an Unknown Length of Time & for No Legitimate Reason
September 28, 2018 letter linked here
For security and safety reasons, the plutonium should stay stored in the K-Reactor at SRS, where about 13 MT of plutonium are now stored,
Hearing on termination of plutonium fuel (MOX) fiasco to be held in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, VA on September 27, 2018
Posted in Docket 18-1684 on July 20, 2018:
“07/20/2018 28 CASE CALENDARED for oral argument. Date: 09/27/2018. Registration Time: 8:45 – 9:00. Daily Arguments Begin: 9:30.
Comments to South Carolina Public Service Commission, September 24, 2018 – request that charge for nuclear reactor construction debacle remain on the bill in perpetuity
South Carolina Public Service Commission notice on “night hearings” o n the SCE&G nuclear debacle:
https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Attachments/Matter/67c33414-6c5e-4b5c-89ae-75ea3d59014f
MOX DOOM AND GLOOM SCENARIO BEING DEPLOYED – LAST GASPS FOR MOX BOONDOGGLE
Documents filed with Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals by DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration Affirm Commitment to MOX Boondoggle Termination, September 24, 2018
1. Letter to court relaying that the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019 includes MOX waiver language –
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting on SRS high-level nuclear waste (being processed from SRS tanks): PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT – Sept. 18, Aiken, SC
Title: Status of U.S. NRC NDAA WIR Monitoring Activities at the U.S. DOE Savannah River Site
Date(s) and Time(s): September 18, 2018, 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Location: U.S.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT in Aiken, South Carolina on SRS high-level waste processing, September 18, 2018 – with call-in line
NRC meeting notice linked here
Title: Status of U.S. NRC NDAA WIR Monitoring Activities at the U.S. DOE Savannah River Site – by Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Questions Ability of SRS Procedures to Allow Safe Operation of Aging H-Canyon Reprocessing Plant in Seismic Event, posted September 17, 2018
DNFSB’s “H-Canyon Justification for Continued Operation” – letter dated September 7, 2018 and attached report linked here
>>> The question begs: Should H-Canyon be closed until there is full resolution of this safety matter?
SRS Citizens Advisory Board (SRS CAB) to meet in Columbia, South Carolina on September 24-25, 2018
Please Attend! – agenda linked here
SRS Watch representative to make public comment, especially on misguided “dumping for profit” scheme to dump highly radioactive German waste on SRS
photo: casks at Juelich,
MOX PORK SET TO GET MASSIVE SLICE!
On September 13, 2018 the US House passed US DOE funding for Fiscal Year 2019. As the Senate has already passed the appropriations funding it now goes to the president to be signed into law.
“Savannah River Site F and H Area [High Level Nuclear Waste] Tank Farms – NRC Onsite Observation Visit”
by Savannah River Remediation, August 13-14, 2018, made public by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on September 12, 2018
Document URL in NRC’s digital library (ADAMS): https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML18247A080
WARNING: MOX boondoggle at SRS about to be Slammed by Funding Storm!
Worker evacuation to other jobs is under way as abuse to taxpayers is weakened!
Trump White House Supports Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Agreement with Massive Cut to MOX Boondoggle –
Upcoming Dates on Energy & Nuclear Issues Important to South Carolinians, September 7, 2018
SRS Watch – Friends of the Earth Nuclear Calendar PDF – linked here
September 11, 10 a.m. – S.C. legislature’s Public Utilities Review Committee (PURC) –