See the “REPORT” that goes with “ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2019,” page 107:
“MOX Construction.—The Committee recommends $220,000,000 for closeout costs associated with the termination of MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility construction, consistent with the budget request and the Secretary’s waiver to terminate the project.”
Report linked here:
Other relevant documents posted on Senate Appropriations website – linked here.
See reasonable language on a plan for plutonium being shipped to WIPP , which does not impact MOX termination: “MANAGER’S PACKAGE ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES, 2019 REPORT AMENDMENTS”
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/052418%20-%20FY19%20EWD%20Manager’s%20Package2.pdf
6. Amendment by Senator Udall (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant)
On page 119 of the report, after “as soon as possible.”, insert–
“Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.—The Department proposes to dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. The Department is directed to work cooperatively with the State of New Mexico, recognizing the limits in the Land Withdrawal Act and New Mexico’s status as an independent regulator of the WIPP facility. Further, no later than February 1, 2019, the Department shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, a plan for obtaining all necessary final state and federal permits; acquiring independent scientific and technical review of dilute and dispose processes and waste forms to ensure compliance with waste acceptance criteria; defining any legislative changes necessary to accommodate this material and the existing WIPP waste inventory; and outlining any necessary design and construction modifications to the current facility, including cost and schedule impacts of any modifications needed to WIPP facilities or for developing additional repositories.”
>>> The documents also require a report on plutonium “pit” production and no funds for nuclear bomb pit facilities that DOE has not justified. So, a pit plant inside the MOX building, now believed to be over 10% complete, has no initial funding at all. An initial victory for world peace, nuclear non-proliferation and those who do not want more plutonium and nuclear and chemical waste at SRS.