Gone Fission Nuclear News Podcast

01/09/2022

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In observance of Labor Day 2022, Gone Fission Nuclear Report is pleased to present an in-depth interview with Sean McGarvey, President, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) in Washington, DC. The Department of Energy is NABTU's largest client. NABTU's unions provide the lion's share of skilled craft workers for the ongoing environmental cleanup work at DOE sites nationwide.

Sean McGarvey is one of America's best known and most influential labor leaders. He is a fitting guest for this special Labor Day episode and one who can reflect appropriately and impressively on the meaning of this day. He is an articulate man of passion and a devoted family man who believes deeply in the union movement and what it means to America's workers and their families who, because of it, are able to enjoy the blessings of the Middle Class.
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09/08/2022

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EM Senior Advisor Ike White recently appeared before the Energy Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. He discussed DOE Environmental Management's current R&D efforts and updated the subcommittee on the status of EM cleanup projects. This episode features White's opening statement and Q&A from committee members.
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01/08/2022

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This week's episode is the fourth and final episode in a four-part series on Wildlife on EM Sites. In previous episodes, we visited the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, Hanford in Washington State and the Fernald Preserve in Ohio. This week we talk to Sue Vilord, Senior Wildlife Biologist and Wildlife Task Lead at Idaho National Laboratory. Learn about a toad on the INL site that burrows underground and stays for 10 years. Plus get all the latest news from DOE's Environmental Management program. gonefissionpodcast.com

24/05/2022

TOP 200 BUSINESS PODCAST! The Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast http://ow.ly/qk9M50JfOms is now ranked in Apple’s Top 200 podcasts in the Business News category. This category includes approximately 2,000 podcasts. The top podcasts in this category include The Wall Street Journal Money Report…CNBC Squawk on the Street…Bloomberg Law…and Yahoo Finance Daily.

Thank you to our listeners for making the Gone Fission Nuclear Report one of the most popular podcasts in the business news category. GoneFissionPodcast.com

23/05/2022

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Grouting vs Vitrification for Tank Waste, Gary Petersen, Duane Schmoker - Clean Up Hanford Now. Ask most in the know, and they will tell you vitrification into glass is the preferred way to prepare nuclear waste for permanent disposal. But an advocacy group in Richland, Washington, begs to differ. They are making the case that grouting is the faster, less expensive alternative for mixed low level waste which comprises 90% of the tank's contents. Gary Petersen and Duane Schmoker of Clean Up Hanford Now argue their position in this week's episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report.
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16/05/2022

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In its most recent review of the DOE Environmental Management (EM) office, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended significant changes in the way the senior management oversight of the cleanup program is structured. These changes would address what GAO calls "frequent turnover" in the EM-1 position and creation of a new Under Secretary post dedicated to nuclear waste management and environmental cleanup. Get a full report on GAO's study plus the latest EM news from across the complex in this week's episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report. GoneFissionPodcast.com

09/05/2022

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Congress is considering the Department of Energy's FY2023 Budget Request. DOE Environmental Management is seeking $7.64 billion for cleanup of its former nuclear production and government research sites dating back to the Manhattan Project. More than half of that funding would be allocated to EM's Liquid Waste cleanup mission at Hanford, Savannah River and Idaho. This week's episode examines the Liquid Waste mission at the three sites, accomplishments to date and the work that lies ahead in finishing the job. gonefissionpodcast.com

25/04/2022

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Citizens Advisory Boards provide DOE Environmental Management with vital public input regarding cleanup priorities at DOE sites. In this week's episode, Kelly Snyder, DOE Designated Federal Officer for the EM Site-Specific Advisory Boards, joins Shelley Kimel, Public Affairs Advisor for the Oak Ridge Site-Specific Advisory Board, and Dr. Gregg Murray, Chairman of the Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board, to discuss the purpose and contributions of citizen advisors. Plus get the latest news from the DOE Environmental Management program. https://gonefissionpodcast.com

11/04/2022

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Private industry investment in facilities and technology at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) is approaching $1 Billion with the latest announcement of a new advanced reactor fuel facility. X-Energy is the latest tenant to announce plans to locate in the park with a $300 million investment. ETTP's growth is a direct result of DOE's decision to cleanup the former uranium enrichment plant site and turn the land over to the community for a multi-purpose industrial park. https://gonefissionpodcast.com

04/04/2022

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In this week's Gone Fission Nuclear Report, hear Ike White, Senior EM Advisor, talk about cleanup plans for DOE sites for the next year and the next decade. Need to meet with someone at the Savannah River Site this week, you might want to wait a week. Find out why in this week's episode. And get the latest news from the DOE Environmental Management complex. LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES: gonefissionpodcast.com

28/03/2022

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Cold and Dark doesn't sound very inviting, but it's the ideal state when the Department of Energy prepares to demolish an aging, unused structure. In this week's episode, experts from three key DOE sites -- Hanford, Oak Ridge and Savannah River -- discuss the deactivation process. Listeners will hear from Mark French, Project and Facilities Division Director at DOE in Hanford, Washington, Karen Adams, DOE Federal Project Director at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, and Dan Macias, Site Integration and Cleanup Manager for UCOR, DOE’s environmental cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Plus get the latest news from the DOE Environmental Management complex. Plus get the latest news from the DOE Environmental Management complex. https://gonefissionpodcast.com

22/03/2022

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At Waste Management 2022 in Phoenix, DOE Environmental Management Chief of Staff Mike Nartker announced that the EM cleanup map had shrunk to 15 sites with the completion of cleanup at Brookhaven National Laboratory. That's down dramatically from the original 107 sites when EM was formed in 1989. How much do we know about the 15 sites remaining to be cleaned up? Some like Hanford, Oak Ridge and Savannah River are high-profile and high-budget. We know a lot about them. Others are more obscure. Today, the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast shines the spotlight on one of those--the Energy Technology Engineering Center in Ventura, California. Plus get the latest news from the Environmental Management program. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/03/2022

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March is Women's History Month. In this week's episode, we highlight THE WOMEN OF EM-1 . Six of the 17 EM-1s (or equivalent) who have led the Department of Energy's Environmental Management office since 1991 have been women. Can you name them? The first was Carolyn Leach Huntoon, who also distinguished herself as the first woman to head the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hers is an impressive story of perseverance, accomplishment and firsts. Meet Carolyn in this week's episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast. Bask in her success as DOE's first female EM-1 as we celebrate Women's History Month. Plus get all the latest news in DOE's Environmental Management program.
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07/03/2022

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DOE, UCOR, Regulators and Community Leaders discuss the final steps involved in post clean-up closing of the East Tennessee Technology Park (Heritage Center), once home to the historic Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant. As federal land is transferred to the community, the Park is proving to be an economic boon to the region. Yet another company, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, announced plans last week to acquire acreage for a new uranium fuel plant bringing a $13 million investment and 30 new jobs. MORE EPISODES: gonefissionpodcast.com

28/02/2022

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Imagine a training exercise where you have to follow clues, complete a series of specialized tasks, and escape from an enclosed room before your air supply runs out. It’s just one of many real-life scenarios students confront at the HAMMER training center at the Hanford nuclear site. Director Paul Vandervert is our Spotlight Guest on this week's podcast. https://www.gonefissionnuclear.com

21/02/2022

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In this week's Spotlight Interview, Teresa Frady, new president of the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, talks about the importance of cleanup in attracting new private-sector tenants at the East Tennessee Technology Park, former home of the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant. With COVID restrictions relaxing, the Secretary of Energy is making her first in-person visits to DOE sites at Savannah River and Hanford. She also made a stop at South Carolina State University, the Alma Mater of House Majority Whip James Clyburn and the nation's only Historically Black College or University offering a four-year nuclear engineering degree. And the Tri-City Herald editorializes about the necessity of continued Payment in Lieu of Taxes to the Hanford community.

15/02/2022

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14/02/2022

S2 Episode 7 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 02/14/22 Black History Month Dr. Harold Conner http://ow.ly/yU7850HV2ep

This week's Gone Fission Nuclear Report celebrates Black History Month. Hear vignettes about Black scientists who participated in the early history of atomic energy, learn more about a DOE connection to a leading candidate to become the first Black Justice on the Supreme Court, and meet Dr. Harold Conner, the first African-American chemical engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee who went on to become the site manager of the world's largest uranium enrichment complex. Plus get all the latest news from the DOE Environmental Management program. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S2 Episode 6 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 02/07/22 All-Hanford Report TSCR/TRIDEC David Reeploeg http://ow.ly/NvVz50HV2iF

This week the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast features an All-Hanford episode. You'll hear from DOE and Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) officials and some of Washington State's top elected officials as WRPS begins operation of the Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system, a milestone in the Hanford site's tqnk waste cleanup program. Our Spotlight Interview features David Reeploeg, Vice President for Federal Affairs for the Tri-City Development Council (TRiDEC) in Kennewick, Washington. Enjoy this special All-Hanford episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S2 Episode 5 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 1/31/22 Seth Kirshenberg, Energy Communities Alliance http://ow.ly/Rtsj50HV2li

Energy Communities Alliance in Washington, DC, is a national organization that represents local communities surrounding Department of Energy facilities nationwide. It is the voice of these communities with DOE and Congress in communicating issues and concerns associated with environmental cleanup. Today's Spotlight Interview on the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast features Seth Kirschenberg, ECA Executive Director. Elected officials in local communities is one of DOE's highest priority stakeholders. Hear what Seth has to say about his group's interaction with the Department and their current front burner issues. Plus get all the latest news from the DOE Environmental Management program. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S2 Episode 4 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 1/24/22 Rick McLeod, SRSCRO http://ow.ly/rIaC50HV2n9

Our Spotlight Guest this week is Rick McLeod, President & CEO of the Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO). Rick and his Board of Directors advocate for new missions for DOE's Savannah River Site and serve as a unified voice for a two-state, five-county region around SRS while supporting cleanup of the former plutonium production site. Plus get all the latest news from DOE's Environmental Management program. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S2 Episode 3 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 01/17/22 Kristen Ellis, DOE-EM http://ow.ly/XxR350HV2oh

Our Spotlight Interview this week features Kristen Ellis, Acting Director of Regulatory, Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement for the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. We'll talk to Kristen about DOE's STEM programs and what her office is doing to help ensure an adequate environmental cleanup workforce for the future. And you'll get all the latest news from DOE's Environmental Management program. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S2 Episode 2 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 01/10/22 http://ow.ly/7iEo50HV2q9

DOE's Request for Proposals for a new cleanup contract at Portsmouth, Ohio, and a look ahead at future episodes lead this week's podcast. Get all the latest Department of Energy Environmental Management news in the Gone Fission Nuclear Report. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S2 Episode 1 Gone Fission Nuclear Report 01/03/22 http://ow.ly/13sE50HV2sU

In this week's episode, we review the Department of Energy's Report Card on its Environmental Management accomplishments during 2021. We also bring you the latest news in environmental cleanup from DOE sites around the country. We invite you to share this podcast with others who may have an interest in this topic. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S1 Episode 6 - Gone Fission Nuclear Report 12/19/21 Dr. Wes Hines, UT Nuclear Engineering Dept. http://ow.ly/J6p250HV2uF

Next to safety and cleanup itself, development of the future workforce is a top priority with companies involved in remediation of Department of Energy facilities nationwide. A large portion of the current workforce is nearing retirement age, but decades of environmental cleanup work remains to be completed.

Where will the future workforce come from? One place is the University of Tennessee - Knoxville where the Nuclear Engineering Department is offering a first-of-a-kind minor in decommissioning and environmental management. Students completing this course are finding jobs in the cleanup industry and setting out on a successful career path. It's been said that the only sure things are "death, taxes...and decommissioning." In today's episode, Dr. Wes Hines, Head of the UT Nuclear Engineering Department, talks about the minor his department offers and what it means for the future of the cleanup workforce. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S1 Episode 5 - Gone Fission Nuclear Report 12/13/21 Ray Smith, Oak Ridge Historian http://ow.ly/ERs050HV2wR

In this week's Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast, we talk to Oak Ridge historian Ray Smith about why it is important for EM to continue preserving the history of former DOE facilities. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster weighs in on how $525 million in DOE plutonium settlement funds should be allocated. We'll review highlights from last week's Nuclear Cleanup Workshop. And we'll ask the question: "Should the late Manhattan Project photographer Ed Westcott be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?" Spoiler alert: The resounding answer is "Yes!" Enjoy this week's podcast. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S1 Episode 4 - Gone Fission Nuclear Report 12/6/21 http://ow.ly/iOeT50HV2z7

In this week's Environmental Management news, a BWXT-led team has received Notice to Proceed from DOE to start transition on the Savannah River Liquid Waste contract. Government and contractor officials are gathering in Alexandria, VA, for the 2021 Nuclear Cleanup Workshop. Washington River Protection Solutions is recognized as a top employer in Washington state. And we recognize the 79th anniversary of the first nuclear chain reaction. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S1 Episode 3 - Gone Fission Nuclear Report 11/22/21 Dr. Harold Conner, UCOR Sr Advisor & Former K-25 Plant Manager http://ow.ly/QBmv50HV2A3

In this week's report, Savannah River Site officials say a "very, very small" portion of the workforce elected not to get the COVID vaccine, resulting in some retirements, resignations or terminations. A change in the way the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) counts waste volume shifts the repository from being half full to only a third full. At Hanford, the Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system moves from testing to operations. And a protest has been filed in the $8.3 billion contract award to UCOR for cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Plus, you'll enjoy an interview with Dr. Harold Conner, whose 50-year career went full circle from plant manager at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant to a director in the world's first cleanup of a gaseous diffusion complex. gonefissionpodcast.com

14/02/2022

S1 Episode 2 - Gone Fission Nuclear Report 11/15/21 SC State Sen. Brad Hutto http://ow.ly/4PXj50HV2Bz
One state senator has a piece of advice for South Carolina counties wanting to share in a $600 million DOE plutonium settlement: Bring a couple of trucks to Barnwell County, load them with some plutonium, and take them back home. Then he'll talk about your share of the money!

Hear this lively interview with State Senator Brad Hutto and get all the latest DOE environmental management news in this week's Gone Fission Nuclear Report. gonefissionpodcast.com