June 7, 2019 – The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new interpretation of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in which reprocessing waste streams are defined by their radiological characteristics rather than solely on how they were made.

Up to now the DOE has managed nearly all reprocessing waste streams as HLW regardless of radioactivity in a one- size-fits-all approach. This, it says, has led to decades of delay, cost billions of dollars, and left the waste ‘trapped’ in DOE facilities in Idaho, South Carolina and Washington without a permanent disposal solution. Link to article

June 6, 2019 – Gerald A. Weeks, 22, of Springville and Jack T. Stuebchen, 23, of West Valley were both charged with trespassing after allegedly entering the property ran by the West Valley Demonstration Project, according to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office. Both suspects were ticketed and are to appear in Ashford Town Court on a later date. Link to article

June 4, 2019 – Some cleanup workers are available around the clock to respond in the event of an emergency at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project or surrounding communities.
Sixteen of cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley’s (CHBWV) more than 200 employees volunteer at several local fire departments, and some serve as officers for those organizations. Link to Update

March-April 2019 – Legislative Update, Yucca Mountain Bill, New Mexico Governor Signs Gross Receipts Tax Bill for National and State Labs, ECA Members Lead with Policy Recommendations at Waste Management Symposia Link to Bulletin

May 30, 2019 – EM and its cleanup contractor CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, LLC (CHBWV) recently completed the relocation of two 69,000-pound High-Integrity Containers (HIC) from their location inside the Fuel Receiving and Storage (FRS) facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project. Link to article