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Energy Dept. to Pay $600M to Settle South Carolina Plutonium Lawsuit
To settle a lawsuit filed in 2016, the federal government will pay $600 million to South Carolina in recognition of the Department of Energy’s inability to remove several metric tons of plutonium from the state by a legal deadline of 2022, the parties said Monday. The money is expected by the end of September from the Treasury Department’s Judgment Fund, rather than the DOE budget. The settlement also calls for the Energy Department to move some 9.5 metric tons of weapon-usable plutonium, now stored at the Savannah River Site, out of South Carolina by 2037 — or else pay the state even more money. That is years sooner than the…
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Pentagon Nuke Policy Chief Not Aware of Life-Extension Delays at NNSA From COVID-19
The Pentagon is keeping a close eye on nuclear weapons life-extension programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, but to date there have been no signs of any delays, a senior Defense Department official said Wednesday.…
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WIPP Manager Pulls Plug on Ventilation Contractor, Will Seek Replacement
The Amentum-led prime that manages the Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico has terminated a $135 million subcontract for construction of a new ventilation system. Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) on Monday announced the dismissal of Critical Applications…
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New Mexico Senators Want NRC To Pause Spent-Fuel Storage Application Review
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, New Mexico’s members of the U.S. Senate are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend its review of the license application for a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in their state. From Aug. 20 through Wednesday,…
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NNSA Officially Approves Los Alamos to Make ICBM Pits Starting in 2026
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) this week officially green-lit the Los Alamos National Laboratory to make 30 war-ready warhead cores in 2026 for next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles. Under the long-expected decision, the northern New Mexico weapon-design laboratory “will produce…
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