Subscribe  /  advertise  /  contact
FEATURED UNLOCKED ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
NNSA Issues Early Milestone Decision on Los Alamos Pit Production
A week after a coalition of citizen groups threatened to sue without more environmental vetting, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration approved the first critical decision toward ramping up pit production at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Wednesday said it has approved Critical Decision 1 (CD-1), or the project definition phase, for making 30 pits per year at Los Alamos for national security needs. The price tag for the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project could approach about $4 billion, the NNSA said. Currently, NNSA envisions completing the Los Alamos pit project in the 2027 to 2028 time period,…		 Upcoming Events

Nuclear Deterrence Summit
August 3-5, 2021
The Westin Alexandria
Alexandria, VA
Register Now

Decommissioning Strategy Forum
September 20-21 2021
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
Las Vegas, NV
Register Now

RadWaste Summit
September 22-24 2021
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
Las Vegas, NV
Register Now
Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
Comments Due in May on Draft RFP for Big Money Savannah River Ops Contract
The Department of Energy this week published the highly-anticipated draft solicitation for a potential 10-year, $21.5-billion management and operations contract for the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The draft request for proposals (RFP) was published Wednesday on a federal…
Weapons Complex Monitor
DOE Reports Apparent Leak at Hanford Single-Shell Tank
The Department of Energy said Thursday a single-shell underground radioactive waste tank at its Hanford Site in Washington state is probably leaking at the rate of about 3.5 gallons daily. The DOE concluded the B-109 tank is leaking after monthly…
Featured Jobs
RadWaste Monitor
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Assist Communities Hosting Stranded Nuke Waste
A bipartisan coalition of senators reintroduced last week a bill that would provide financial assistance to communities affected by stranded spent nuclear fuel at decommissioned power plants. Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.),…
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
NNSA Deputy Nomination Sent to Senate
President Joe Biden this week formally sent to the Senate Frank Rose’s nomination to be principal deputy administrator for the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration. Last week  Biden announced his intention to nominate Rose to the No.…
©2021 Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without expressed written permission of Access Intelligence, LLC is prohibited. ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums is a registered trademark of Access Intelligence, LLC.