The Nov. 20 edition of RadWaste Monitor misidentified the manager of a LLRW disposal site in Beatty, Nev. The state of Nevada manages the site. The article also misattributed fines the EPA issued in 2010. The fines relate to an adjacent US Ecology RCRA facility.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working to continue navigating the management of Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste through recent rulemaking, Commissioner Matthew Marzano said Wednesday here.
The NRC Commissioner opened up the third and…
The Department of Energy and a handful of its contractors are gearing up to receive a high burnup research cask shipment at the Idaho National Laboratory in the coming year.
The high burnup research cask will be shipped out of Dominion Energy’s North Anna…
The recent trend of nuclear sector consolidation is continuing as Salt Lake-based EnergySolutions said Thursday it has bought WMG, a provider of engineering services and software.
WMG was founded in 1979 and is known in part for its trademarked RADMAN software…
Energy Capital Partners, a multi-billion-dollar energy-focused investment firm, will re-acquire EnergySolutions from TriArtisan Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price, the companies said this week.
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals…
Trey RorieEnergy Capital Partners, a multi-billion-dollar energy-focused investment firm, will re-acquire EnergySolutions from TriArtisan Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price, the companies said this week.
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close this year. EnergySolutions said in a press release. The investment firm said the decision to buy EnergySolutions again “comes at a time of transformational change for the nuclear sector,” according to the same release.
Energy Capital Partners previously acquired EnergySolutions in 2013 for $1.1 billion. The investment firm brought in TriArtisan Capital Advisors as a minority stakeholder in 2018 and eventually sold all of its ownership to TriArtisan Capital Advisors in May 2022.
Energy Capital Partners has stayed in contact with EnergySolutions since the investor exited its previous investment in the company four years ago, according to the release.
“We see tremendous potential for its platform as the role of nuclear energy in meeting the rising need for reliable baseload power continues to grow,” Energy Capital Partners’ Drew Brown said. “EnergySolutions has built deep expertise in supporting nuclear facilities safely and responsibly throughout their lifecycle. We’re excited to partner with them again as they continue serving their customers and contributing to a more secure energy future.”
“Today’s announcement marks an important milestone for EnergySolutions,” Ken Robuck, EnergySolutions President and CEO, said. “Over the past several years, we have broadened our offerings across the nuclear sector and strengthened our ability to deliver integrated solutions for customers.”
The EnergySolutions announcement is part of a recent uptick in consolidation of the nuclear environmental sector, TechSource was bought by Salas O’Brien in January. A few weeks earlier, Geosyntec agreed to buy Longenecker & Associates.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, EnergySolutions operates in various parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, such as decommissioning and waste management, in the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe.
The company owns a major commercial low-level radioactive waste facility in Clive, Utah that is used by the Department of Energy and other clients.
In late 2025, a Northwest regional authority gave EnergySolutions permission to receive low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at the Clive, Utah facility. In 2019, EnergySolutions started buying retired nuclear power plants for decommissioning.
EnergySolutions has recently begun to explore nuclear generation, filing a notice with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to seek to build new nuclear power at the Kewaunee site in Wisconsin.
Wayne Barber contributed to article.
A coalition of 88 citizen groups critical of nuclear energy are asking a regional authority for the Northwest to reject a plan by EnergySolutions to import up to 1.3 million cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada to the company’s disposal…
A coalition of 88 citizen groups critical of nuclear energy are asking a regional authority for the Northwest to reject a plan by EnergySolutions to import up to 1.3 million cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada to the company’s disposal…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted certain authorities to oversee radioactive materials to the state of Indiana, making it the 41st NRC agreement state.
NRC Chair Ho Nieh and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed the agreement Thursday in Indianapolis, according…
Senate and House Democratic appropriators seek more clarity from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Chair Ho Nieh on the recent overarching changes at the agency initiated by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14300.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released more overarching regulations in its latest rulemaking that will affect decommissioning, reactor licensing and oversight.
Proposed on Sept. 11, the newest rulemaking in the NRC’s regulations as a part of Executive…
Long Beach, Calif.-based maritime nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raised $50 million in seed funding this week.
The seed round is the first official stage of fundraising from outside investors for a startup company. Bluecore, founded in 2025, said in its Tuesday…
Years after the Department of Energy cancelled the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, a company based in France is making ambitious plans for MOX at the nuclear complex.
The original multi-billion-dollar…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending Congress consider clarifying the roles of the Department of Energy and its regulators when remediated lands from Cold War and Manhattan Project sites are transferred to local communities.
In a report…
Sarah SalemWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Army’s Janus nuclear power program could support the military’s broader energy resilience goals under the Donald Trump administration’s “Fortress America” initiative, though officials said the effort will encompass multiple energy…
The Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) will hold its annual conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12-14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
The event arrives as the Army is currently without Senate-confirmed top leadership, with both Acting Army…
Wayne Barber
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a Department of Energy employee at the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash., was to appear in federal court Thursday in connection with Justice Department allegations that he aided a foreign terror group, according to news first reported in the Tri-City Herald.
Ellaboudy is in the Benton County jail after being arrested on Thursday Oct. 1, according to the Oct. 5 newspaper article. He was originally scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday but that was pushed back until Thursday to provide time for the defendant to find legal representation.
Ellaboudy has too much income to qualify for a court-appointed lawyer, according to the article, citing a finding last week by a federal magistrate.
A search in LinkedIn found an Ashton Ellaboudy in the Kennewick, Wash., area, listed as employed by DOE in the nuclear safety division at Hanford since April 2023.
“The Hanford Field Office appreciates the leadership and diligence of the investigation conducted by the FBI,” said DOE’s Hanford Field Office Manager Ray Geimer in an Oct. 1 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Eastern Washington state.
“This matter did not involve an attempt to harm the Hanford Site or its workforce, and at no time was there a threat to the safety or security of the site,” Geimer added in the release. “We remain committed to providing a safe and secure workplace as we move the Hanford mission forward.”
A DOE spokesperson at Hanford directed any further request for comment on the individual and his employment at the department to DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Other than saying Ellaboudy was a federal DOE worker at Hanford, a DOE spokesperson at headquarters directed any further press inquiries to the Justice Department.
Ellaboudy, age 51, could face 20 years in prison if convicted of aiding the Houthis, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
“As alleged, a U.S. government employee traveled overseas and used his specialized expertise in an attempt to aid the Houthis, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization backed by Iran,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg, in the press release. “Additionally, Ellaboudy acquired materials for the construction of explosive material and drones capable of delivering these explosives. These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination.”
According to the federal press release, Ellaboudy got the FBI’s attention when he started buying “precursee” chemicals and materials that can be used in homemade explosives. He also started ordering parts that could be used to build drones.
During the course of the investigation, Ellaboudy “began communicating with an FBI confidential human source” who claimed to be in touch with a Houthi “colonel,” according to the federal press release. Ellaboudy sought to use his expertise to help the Houthis set up solar power and communications equipment.
Citing Justice Department documents, the newspaper said Ellaboudy is a naturalized U.S. citizen with family ties to Egypt. The newspaper reported Ellaboudy traveled to Yeman in September 2025 without authorization. Yeman’s capital is controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, which the U.S. government has dubbed a terrorist organization.
According to the Herald article, upon returning to the United States, Ellaboudy told officers at Los Angeles International Airport he was traveling for DOE to inspect missile sites. Citing court papers, the newspaper said his DOE boss said his federal job did not involve foreign travel.
The FBI’s Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the case. The prosecution is being handled by the Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Cartier-Giroux for the Eastern District of Washington and trial attorneys Patrick Cashman and Ryan White of the Justice Department’s National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
