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The Donald Trump White House has drafted a memo to Congress, pushing for legislation to remove Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the sole site for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The 1987 amendments of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act established Yucca Mountain as the sole repository for high-level waste. However, plans for Yucca were abandoned during the Barack Obama administration. During his first term, Trump flirted with the idea of resurrecting Yucca Mountain, but ultimately decided not to force waste disposal at the Nevada site. The legislative proposal would open the door for the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses to be designated spots for potential waste disposal.… |
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| Weapons Complex Morning Briefing |
Bill to direct NNSA to establish AI program reaches House committee
Legislation introduced this week in the House Science, Space and Technology Committee would direct the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) nuclear evaluation program. The bipartisan bill is sponsored by Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah)… |
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| Weapons Complex Monitor |
GAO urges better data, management of EM’s End State Contract Model
Targets in the End State Contract Model the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office started using in fiscal 2020 are often ill-defined and the program needs better record-keeping and oversight, a congressional watchdog said this week. Those are among the… |
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| RadWaste & Materials Monitor |
DOE makes 5 initial selections for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus program
The Department of Energy formally selected Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah as potential host states for its Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus initiative. Last week, Exchange Monitor reported that Utah, Oklahoma and Tennessee were among the top of the list… |
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| Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor |
White House announces $5 billion in federal investments to Genesis Mission
The White House on July 22 announced plans to invest $5 billion into its new Genesis Mission initiative to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for science-related efforts. “America has no shortage of bold ideas or talented scientists, and the response to… |
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