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W88 Alt 370 First Production Unit Complete; Production Run Possible in Early CY22
The National Nuclear Security Administration said this week it completed the first production unit of a refurbished submarine-launched nuclear warhead, setting the stage for a mass-production run that could begin early next year and which will fit the weapon with a new detonation system rated for 30 more years at sea. Workers at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, finished the proof-of-concept article for the W88 Alt-370 on July 1, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) wrote in a press release. Los Alamos is the design agent for the refurb. Early work began in 2012 and production is scheduled to run through fiscal year 2026, according to NNSA’s 2021 Stockpile…
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DNFSB Chair, Acting Cleanup Boss Fear ‘Silver Tsunami’ at DOE
There has been no big retirement spike among federal employees at the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office during the COVID-19 pandemic but officials who spoke at a virtual hearing Tuesday fear that could change.  The assessment was offered by…
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License Decision for ISP Interim Storage Due This Fall, Hanson Tells Congress
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission could grant licenses to a pair of proposed commercial interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel in the next six months, the commission’s chairman told Congress this week. The NRC should make its final call on…
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RadWaste Monitor
Draft ROD Says New Oak Ridge Landfill Could Cost $732M Over Time
The Department of Energy this week publicly released its long-delayed draft Record of Decision for a proposed new landfill to handle low-level radioactive waste from building demolition at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The 350-page draft on the Environmental…
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House Appropriators Hold Line on NNSA Modernization in 2022 but Trim Trio of Weapons Programs
On a party line 33-24 vote Friday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a 2022 civilian nuclear weapons budget that includes requested funding for proposed plutonium pit factories but withholds funds for a few smaller nuclear weapons programs. The full House…
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