
There is about one month left on the temporary indemnity determination the Department of Energy allowed nuclear-weapon sites to add to their management and operations contracts after the COVID-19 pandemic forced mass telework in mid-March. The determination, which Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette issued on March 26, will lapse on June 30. The decision specified that existing federal liability protections from unusual hazards on nuclear sites included measures contractors take in response to COVID-19. Such measures could include: testing employees…