ECA Update January 20, 2021

Image ECA UPDATE Jan 20, 2021 FEATURED ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE Building Nuclear Workforce Development Initiatives in Communities SAVE THE DATE! ECA is hosting a webinar on Monday, January 25th from 12:00 PM to 3:15 PM EST. This webinar is the third in a series focused on outlining workforce development challenges across the DOE complex, what the current needs are, how best to prepare a workforce for the future, and how to apply lessons learned from successful workforce initiatives around the sites. This discussion will focus on how to work with DOE on existing and new workforce development goals, identifying the needs of small businesses engaged in environmental management missions, and feature a case study of how communities and contractors are successfully addressing workforce development in Oak Ridge, TN. Registration is free. Meeting Details Here >> Register Here! Upcoming ECA Events Jan. 25, 2021 ECA Advancing Alliances: Building Nuclear Workforce Development Initiatives in Communities; Virtual Feb. 24, 2021 Webinar: Defense High Level Waste: Path Forward in the New Administration; Virtual Sept. 8-10, 2021 National Cleanup Workshop; Alexandria, VA Follow the latest DOE budget updates with ECA's budget tracker Image Monitor DOE spending bills, detailed site budgets, and more. Find everything you need to know about the DOE budget here! NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NNSA to hold two virtual public scoping meetings regarding an Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program National Nuclear Security Administration | 1/19/2021 The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will hold two virtual public scoping meetings on a new Environmental Impact Statement for the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program. The meetings will be held on Monday, Jan. 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 7 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants can join by computer, telephone, or other device. The Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program (SPDP) EIS will analyze alternatives for the disposition of 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium using the capabilities at multiple sites across the Nation. NNSA’s preferred alternative, the dilute and dispose approach, is also known as “plutonium downblending,” and includes converting pit and non-pit plutonium to oxide, blending the oxidized plutonium with an adulterant, and emplacing the resulting transuranic waste underground in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The approach would require new, modified, or existing capabilities at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Pantex Plant in Texas, and WIPP in New Mexico. The Notice of Intent contains a full description of the proposal and other options for providing public comment until Feb. 1 (e-mail, phone, regular mail). Following completion of the public scoping comment period, NNSA will prepare a Draft EIS and allow further public comment on that document before preparing a Final EIS and Record of Decision. Continue reading >> IN OTHER NEWS TRANSITION Biden picks DOE chief of staff (E&E News, 1/20) CLEANUP EM Accomplished Bulk of 2020 Cleanup Priorities (DOE-EM, 1/12) UPCOMING EVENTS Jan. 25, 2021 ECA Advancing Alliances: Building Nuclear Workforce Development Initiatives in Communities; Virtual Feb. 24, 2021 Webinar: Defense High Level Waste: Path Forward in the New Administration; Virtual Sept. 8-10, 2021 National Cleanup Workshop; Alexandria, VA ECA PUBLICATIONS Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation. ECA's Key Points on DOE HLW Interpretation ECA's FAQs on DOE HLW Interpretation Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications ECA BULLETIN Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World Read the latest edition of the ECA Bulletin, a regular newsletter providing a detailed brief of ECA activities, legislative news, and major events from across the DOE complex. Have suggestions for future editions? Email bulletin@energyca.org. View current and previous editions of the ECA Bulletin at www.energyca.org/bulletin DOE SITE PROFILES Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. 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