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NNSA sets groundwork for standalone Pantex contract with request for information
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday sought industry input on the looming competition for a contract that will split management of the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, from the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The agency expects to award the contract by March 2024 after a competition that it estimates will begin on April 24 with the release of a final request for proposals. A draft request for proposals could land as soon as March 10 and, in the meantime, the agency plans to hear industry’s responses to Friday’s Request for Information until Feb. 13. That is according to procurement documents the agency posted online Friday afternoon. The…
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Bill aimed at blocking New Mexico interim storage clears state conservation panel
A bill aimed at preventing a private company from building a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico without prior state approval cleared this week its first legislative hurdle in Santa Fe. The measure, sponsored by…
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Most options DOE studied for high-level waste treatment at Hanford don't involve pretreatment facility
By John Stang Most viable options for cleaning up highly radioactive liquid waste at the Hanford Site in Washington involve abandoning a partly-built plant that cost billions of dollars, according to a recent Department of Energy analysis. Of 11 viable…
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Private companies ‘welcome’ to bid for DOE interim storage funding, NE-8 Petry says
ARLINGTON, VA. — The two companies aiming to build privately-owned interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel should apply for financial aid under a multi-million-dollar Department of Energy program, a senior agency official said here this week at a conference.…
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NNSA’s 10-year plan for weapons-fusion experiments could include NIF addition, LLNL official says
The National Nuclear Security Administration submitted a plan to Congress detailing the agency’s needs over the next decade for new experimental capabilities to test nuclear weapons and materials, a scientist from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said Wednesday. Lasers, used…
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