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Iranian-born academic sues; was fired after allegedly letting Iranian student access NNSA software
An Iranian-born ex-professor, fired from the University of Toledo in Ohio for allegedly allowing an Iranian citizen to access software owned by the National Nuclear Security Administration, sued the school for wrongful termination, alleging multiple counts of discrimination. Ishmael Parsai, a 69 year-old, nationalized U.S. citizen born in Iran, sued the university in November after he was fired in September 2022 for allegedly allowing an Iranian student in Iran access to the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Monte Carlo N-Particle software code in 2020, according to an amended complaint filed Nov. 28. Parsai did not deny facilitating access to the code in his 20-page amended complaint with the U.S. District Court… |
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Hanford treatment plant simulates waste solidification, makes and packs glass cylinder
HANFORD SITE, WASH. — Workers at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site filled its first canister with melted non-radioactive glass last week, the site’s leaders announced Monday. “It was not obvious to everyone except this team that we’d be here… |
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Weapons Complex Monitor |
NDAA conference report keeps defense cleanup at $7B; omits worker compensation item
A unified 2024 National Defense Authorization Act unveiled this week provides about what President Joe Biden sought for cleanup of Department of Energy nuclear weapon sites, but won’t expand a compensation program for sick nuclear workers. The National Defense Authorization… |
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RadWaste Monitor |
Capito urges passage of her nuclear reforms as House passes its own
Sen. Shelley Capito (R-W.Va.) on Friday urged Congress to pass her package of nuclear energy reforms, which were stripped this week from a must-pass defense bill as competing House reforms advanced. “If the United States wants to get serious about… |
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor |
Ala. senator’s release of military promotions does not include naval nuke reactor nominee
Senator Tommy Tuberville’s about-face on holding up more than 400 military promotions for months because of Pentagon policies relating to reproductive care for servicemembers does not include nominees to four-star status, including the presumptive head of the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion… |
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