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SRS Watch Requests Nonproliferation Review of Production of HALEU (Uranium Enriched to 20% U-235)

SRSW · June 7, 2023 ·

SRS Watch, in response to a DOE notice that an Environmental Impact Statement would be prepared on production and availability of High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU), has requested that a Nonproliferation Impact Assessment (NPIA) be prepared related to the HALEU program.

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DOE’s Spotty Response to FOIA Requests Harms Openness and Transparency: Is DOE Secretary Granholm Paying Attention???

SRSW · May 10, 2023 ·

Here are some Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by SRS Watch – which indicate how slow DOE processes FOIA (counter to DOE regulations).  Such slow response to FOIA request by public interests groups like SRS Watch undermines public confidence and hurts transparency and openness.

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SRS Watch and other ANA Groups Meet with Congressional Staff, Administration Offices, Express Concern about DOE Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Waste Projects

SRSW · May 2, 2023 ·

Members of our grassroots network of public-interest groups around DOE sites – the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), of which SRS Watch is a member – met with the Office of Environmental Management (EM) on April 25 to voice concern about site clean-up issues.

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German Federal Government Concurs: Plan to Ship German Spent Fuel to SRS is Dead

SRSW · April 19, 2023 ·

German Federal Government Concurs with Termination of Plan to Ship Highly Radioactive Spent Fuel from Germany to U.S. DOE’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina

Decade-long Effort Funded by Germany to Develop Reprocessing Technique at SRS for Irradiated Graphite Fuel has Ended,

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SRS Watch submits comments on draft EIS on plutonium “disposition”

SRSW · March 16, 2023 ·

Comments by Savannah River Site Watch (SRS Watch) on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program (SPDP EIS) (DOE/EIS–0549:

https://www.energy.gov/nepa/doeeis-0549-surplus-plutonium-disposition-program)

27-page comments of SRS Watch posted here:  Comments on Pu disposition draft EIS Clements March 16 2023

The comments by SRS Watch,

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Silence on German spent fuel import plan remains a black eye on a derelict DOE

SRSW · March 14, 2023 ·

The Department of Energy continues to violate a committee made under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by refusing to update the public and the SRS Citizens Advisory Board about the status of the scheme to import,

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Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve: SRS Watch visits normally closed nature reserve on SRS

SRSW · March 3, 2023 ·

SRS Watch and friends visited the Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve, which is located on the Savannah River Site and only open a few times a year (like Saturdays in March 2023),

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SRS Watch files FOIA request on German spent-fuel import plan. Agreement to import spent fuel from German ended February 28, 2023. Is a new agreement in place?

SRSW · March 2, 2023 ·

 

To: Members of the SRS Citizens Advisory Board & the Public

From: Tom Clements, Director, Savannah River Site Watch

Re: Update on DOE plan to import highly radioactive spent fuel from Germany

In a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI),

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DOE Dealt Set-back in Court Challenge by Public-Interest Groups of Effort to Fabricate Plutonium Pits (Triggers) for New Nuclear Warheads, Part of Planning for Full-Scale Nuclear War

SRSW · February 14, 2023 ·

District Court Denies Department of Energy’s Motion to Dismiss Plutonium Pits Suit

Aiken, SC — In a win for public participation and environmental protection, the United States District Court of South Carolina denied the Department of Energy’s motion to dismiss a 2021 legal action filed by multiple citizen groups.

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Secret Cost Estimate Revealed for SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant – Cost of $16.5 Billion Hidden from Public, Underscoring Lack of Openness

SRSW · January 25, 2023 ·

Document withheld from Public Reveals DOE Cost Estimate for Plutonium Pit Project at Savannah River Site Hits $16.5 Billion, Over $5 Billion Higher than Current Public Estimate

A key U.S.

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Plutonium Pondering: How much SRS plutonium has gone to WIPP? How much plutonium does DOE plan to ship to WIPP? 66 Metric Tons?!

SRSW · January 23, 2023 ·

Plutonium Pondering

The Department of Energy must fully reveal how much surplus plutonium it has already sent from the Savannah River Site (SRS) and other DOE sites to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

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Plans to Export German Spent Nuclear Fuel to the Savannah River Site for Processing & Dumping have been Terminated

SRSW · January 10, 2023 ·

U.S. DOE Plans to Export German Spent Nuclear Fuel to the Savannah River Site for Processing & Dumping have been Terminated after 10 Years, Yielding Good Outcome for South Carolina

Unsuccessful Effort to Illegally Export Spent Fuel from Germany to SRS Ends in Environmental Victory,

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SRS Watch Files more FOIA Requests for MOX “Lessons Learned” and Contractor Performance Reviews

SRSW · November 22, 2022 ·

More FOIAs filed by SRS Watch – for MOX lessons learned & NNSA performance reviews

A second Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has been filed by SRS Watch for “lesson learned”

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SRS Watch Rocks Against SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant, at Bonnie Raitt Concert in Savannah

SRSW · November 18, 2022 ·

On November 11, 2022, SRS Watch was invited to have an information table at the Bonnie Raitt concert in Savannah, Georgia, one of our favorite venues. To the backdrop of great music –

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SRSW · October 31, 2022 ·

Time again to rock against new nuclear weapons production at the Savannah River Site!

SRS Watch will be tabling on November 11, 2022 at Johnny Mercer Theater in Savannah,

https://srswatch.org/3766-2/

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DOE Official Reveals Costly 6-Month Delay in Proposed SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant (PBP); As Russia, U.S. Threaten Nuclear War the $11.5+ Billion SRS Pit Plant Key to New U.S. Nuclear Weapons and Irresponsible Planning for Full-Scale Nuclear War

SRSW · October 27, 2022 ·

DOE Official Heightens Concerns about Controversial Plutonium Bomb Plant at Savannah River Site by Admitting an Additional 6-Month Delay in the Project; Cost Could Jump $375 Million,

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Still Building Bombs in South Carolina – Heart of the For-Profit Nuclear Weapons Industry

SRSW · October 18, 2022 ·

 

 

 

 

Key activities in South Carolina keep the state at the heart of the nuclear weapons arms race.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Environmental Impact Statement on Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant, Fails to Justify 40-Year Operating License Extension for Troubled Facility

SRSW · July 29, 2022 ·

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Environmental Impact Statement on Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant, Fails to Justify 40-Year Operating License Extension for Troubled Facility

Columbia,

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DOE Faces Amended Complaint in Federal Court over Inadequate Environmental Review of Plutonium Pit Production (for New Nuclear Weapons), at SRS and Los Alamos and other DOE Sites

SRSW · July 15, 2022 ·

Lawyers for three public interest groups, at the request of the federal judge in the case, filed an amended complaint on July 11, 2022 against DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) over its plans to expand plutonium pit production for new nuclear weapons..

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SRS Watch to Table at Bonnie Raitt Concerts, June 1 & 4, 2022, to Gather Letters Against Proposed SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant

SRSW · May 31, 2022 ·

Savannah River Site Watch is excited as we have been asked to have informational tables at the Bonnie Raitt/Lucinda Williams concerts in Charlotte, NC on June 1, 2022 and in Columbia,

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Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for DOE, Savannah River Site Takes a Huge Leap in Support of Dangerous, Enduring U.S. Plans to Fight a Full-Scale Nuclear War

SRSW · April 22, 2022 ·

SRS Watch news, April 23, 2022:  Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for Savannah River Site Takes a Huge Leap in Support of Dangerous, Enduring U.S. Plans to Fight a Full-Scale Nuclear War

SRS to Take a Larger Role in Nuclear Weapons Activities as Funding for SRS Plutonium Bomb Plant Spirals Out of Control,

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DOE Dragging its Feet in Responding to SRS Watch FOIA Request for MOX “Lessons Learned” Documents & Reports

SRSW · April 13, 2022 ·

DOE is dragging its feet in providing “lessons learned” documents on the plutonium fuel (MOX) debacle.

Once again, DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) hasn’t provided documents,

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DOE-Germany Cooperation to Dump German Highly Radioactive Spent Fuel at SRS Continues, Violates Nuclear Non-Proliferation Norms

SRSW · April 11, 2022 ·

US-Germany Research Cooperation over Highly Radioactive German Spent Fuel Reprocessing at DOE’s Savannah River Site Drags On, Continues to Violate Nuclear Non-Proliferation Norms

The Savannah River Operations Office has responded to a Freedom of information Act (FOIA) request from Savannah River Site Watch (SRS Watch) pertaining to the import and processing of highly radioactive German spent fuel at SRS.

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DOE Oversight Board Releases Critical Assessment of SRS Plutonium Pit Plant, Raises Safety Issues

SRSW · March 9, 2022 ·

DOE Oversight Board Releases Critical Assessment of SRS Plutonium Pit Plant, Presents Safety Observations in Advance of Facility’s “Preliminary Design,” to “Ensure Adequate Protection of Public Health and Safety”

Ruling by Federal Judge on Public Interest Lawsuit on the Plutonium Pit Issue Expected Soon

Columbia,

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A Big Thanks for Donations in Support of SRS Watch! Rock on!

SRSW · February 23, 2022 ·

SRS Watch appreciates the donations from the True Blue Charitable Fund and Guacamole Fund for donations to cover our operating expenses.  The annual support of our work on SRS and nuclear and openness issues is of highest importance to us.

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Stunning Admission by the NRC: No Review of its Regulation of Failed Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Project at SRS!

SRSW · December 20, 2021 ·

Stunning and irresponsible: the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has admitted to SRS Watch that it has failed to review its regulation of the plutonium fuel (MOX) debacle at SRS!

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Details of Secretive Activities at Westinghouse Dual-Use Commercial-Military Facility Revealed in SRS Watch Report on Tritium & Nuclear Weapons

SRSW · November 19, 2021 ·

Details of Secretive Work at Westinghouse Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia, SC , Key to All U.S. Nuclear Weapons held by the Department of Defense, Revealed in SRS Watch Report Released Today

The Report Crossing the Line: South Carolina Nuclear Weapons Secrets Exposed,

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DOE’s Ineffectual Challenge to NGO Lawsuit on Plutonium Pit Production – for New Nuclear Weapons – Elicits Strong Response

SRSW · October 26, 2021 ·

Groups Fire Back at Feds’ Move to Dismiss Plutonium Pit Lawsuit

Federal agencies continue to reject a full review of the public safety and environmental risks of producing nuclear bomb cores across multiple cross-country sites.

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Profiting on Preparation for Full-Scale Nuclear War: SRS & Westinghouse – SRS Watch Fact Sheet for August 6, 2021 Hiroshima Event in Columbia, SC

SRSW · August 5, 2021 ·

Two Nuclear Weapons Facilities in South Carolina Play a Key & Intertwined Role in the Dangerous Preparation for Nuclear War: Savannah River Site (Aiken, SC) &

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FOIA Requests Filed by SRS Watch for Plutonium & Pit Aging Plan, MOX Debacle Lessons-Learned Report & Funding Plan for Troubled Versatile Test Reactor (VTR)

SRSW · July 20, 2021 ·

SRS Watch files two important Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) – on 1) plutonium aging and 2) lessons learned from the plutonium fuel (MOX) debacle:

#1. 

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