S3E4 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 01/23/23 - Retiring CRO Head Looks Back - Rick McLeod, President & CEO, SRS Community Reuse Organization
The longest serving Community Reuse Organization (CRO) leader in the Department of Energy complex has retired. He is Rick McLeod, president and CEO of the Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organizat...
27 Jan 202333min
S3E3 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 01/16/23 - Miss America: Nuclear Engineer
Grace Stanke, Miss America 2023, is an aspiring nuclear engineer preparing to graduate from the University of Wisconsin. She is a smart, articulate advocate of nuclear energy, who believes this safe a...
16 Jan 202337min
S3E2 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 01/09/23 - Oak Ridge Adds On-Site Waste Disposal - Roger Petrie, DOE-OR Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Department of Energy cleanup sites across the country depend on on-site disposal facilities to handle contaminated waste and debris from demolished buildings and soil remediation. At one site--Oak Rid...
11 Jan 20231h 3min
S3E1 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 01/03/23 - A Look Back, A Look Ahead - EM2022 Highlights - Fusion Energy Breakthrough
The Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast launches its third season this week with a look back at the major milestones and achievements in the Department of Energy's environmental cleanup program during...
6 Jan 202342min
S2E35 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 12/5/22- Hanford Waste: Grouting vs Vitrification, Gary Petersen, Duane Schmoker, Clean Up Hanford Now
56 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste are stored in 177 underground tanks at the Department of Energy's Hanford site in Washington state. One of the Department's highest priorities is to trea...
8 Des 202244min
S2E34 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 11/28/22 - Energy Communities Alliance Community Guide to Environmental Cleanup, Seth Kirshenberg, ECA Executive Director
Community involvement is a central element in the success of the Department of Energy's environmental cleanup program. Local community leaders, elected officials and the public at-large are encouraged...
29 Nov 202231min
S2E33 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - New EM Exhibit at National Atomic Testing Museum - Joe Kent, Director of Curation, Anita Iacaruso, DOE-EM HQ
The Department of Energy's Environmental Management office has opened a new exhibit at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. The museum recounts the history of U.S. nuclear weapons testing ...
21 Nov 202242min
S2E32 Gone Fission Nuclear Report - 11/14/22 - Hanford Leaking Tanks Agreement - Delmar Noyes, Assistant Manager, Tank Farms, DOE-Hanford
Potential leaks in underground radioactive tanks is a priority concern with the Department of Energy's Environmental Management office. Many of these tanks are single-shell containment and were constr...
14 Nov 202257min
