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UC to Remain at Los Alamos in Next Lab Management Contract
The University of California will remain entrenched at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for up to 10 more years after winning the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) next lab-management contract as part of privately held team with Battelle and Texas A&M University. The NNSA announced the award Friday. The University of California managed the New Mexico nuclear weapons facility solo for most of the lab's 75-year history. The institution is the main partner on incumbent Los Alamos National Security: a privately held partnership that includes senior industry partner Bechtel National, along with AECOM and BWX Technologies. The incumbent’s contract, awarded in 2006, was canceled by NNSA after a series of… |
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Nevada Wants New NRC Commissioner Off Yucca Mountain
The state of Nevada on Thursday formally requested that one of the newest members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recuse himself from any decision-making on the license for the planned radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Commissioner David… |
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Weapons Complex Monitor |
DOE Cleanup Chief Worried by Environmental Liability
The Energy Department’s staggering environmental liability at its Manhattan Project and Cold War nuclear sites keeps Assistant Energy Secretary for Environmental Management Anne Marie White “up at night,” she said Thursday in Washington, D.C. Environmental liability is one of the… |
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After Trump Order, FirstEnergy Says Still Needs State Help for Nuclear Plants
By John Stang In the wake of President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to help keep struggling nuclear and coal-fired power plants afloat, FirstEnergy Solutions contends it still needs help from the governments of Ohio and Pennsylvania to keep its… |
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor |
House Passes 2019 NNSA Budget With Funds for Low-Yield Warheads, MOX Project
The House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation that fully funds a new low-yield warhead in fiscal 2019, shies away from a future warhead usable by both Air Force and Navy missiles, and potentially trips up the National Nuclear Security… |
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