GONE FISSION NUCLEAR REPORT INTERVIEWS ECA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & DOE-EM SENIOR ADVISOR IN WAKE OF NATIONAL CLEANUP WORKSHOP
In ECA’s transition paper to the next Administration, “Ensuring Long-Term Success: Recommendations for the Next Administration on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Mission”, ECA calls for a top-to-bottom review of the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management (DOE-EM) program. In this week’s episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast, ECA Executive Director Seth Kirshenberg shares with Host Michael Butler the recommendations that ECA believes can help the cleanup program better accomplish its formidable mission, including establishing disposal pathways for every type of nuclear waste (such as GTCC LLW), creating a clear policy for long-term stewardship, considering what capabilities may be required to address current and anticipated wastes, utilizing cleanup as a vehicle for economic development (such as the Cleanup to Clean Energy program), and many more.
ECA released its Transition paper just prior to the 10th Annual National Cleanup Workshop, in Washington D.C. Host Michael Butler caught up with DOE's Senior Advisor to the Office of Environmental Management (EM-1), Candice Robertson, at the National Cleanup Workshop, which also marked the 35th anniversary of the Office of Environmental Management. Ms. Robertson gave her assessment of the current state of DOE’s environmental cleanup program and her outlook on the challenges ahead.
Every Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast covers the latest developments in environmental cleanup across the DOE complex. For more from the Gone Fission Nuclear report, check out their website and Youtube channel.