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The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy kicked off a new initiative Thursday centered around bolstering the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain by 2033. The new initiative “Nuclear Dominance – 3 by 33” has the federal government working with industry to build up the many aspects of the nuclear supply chain, including uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication, fuel recycling and reprocessing. The initiative will be completed by the Office of Nuclear Energy via the Defense Production Act (DPA) Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium, according to the DOE’s press release. On Thursday, the consortium held an event at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center with partners and the public to… |
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EnergySec defends DOE Nuclear Energy budget request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told a Senate panel Wednesday the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy fiscal 2027 budget request is pretty flat once the big picture is considered. Wright talked about the request from… |
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NMED seeks to modify WIPP permit; mandate more Los Alamos shipments
In the latest sign of friction between the state of New Mexico and the Department of Energy, a state agency Thursday proposed restrictive changes to the hazardous waste permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad. Among other… |
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DOE offices issue nuclear recycling solicitations
The Department of Energy’s Offices of Environmental Management (EM) and Nuclear Energy released request for applications (RFAs) Wednesday seeking partners to start recycling some of the country’s spent nuclear fuel. Submissions for the two solicitations are both due by June… |
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‘There's a lot I can buy for $7 billion,’ Moulton says of NNSA hike
Sen. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee, said it was “hard to see” a reason for the large spike in potential funding for the agency maintaining the nuclear weapons stockpile. “There's a lot… |
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