Vol. 9, No. 30 Wilson wins S.C. recount in narrow victory over young Democrat opponent
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Defense & Military
House Republicans block measure to impeach Hegseth
House Republicans on Tuesday evening voted to block an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a 211-204 vote, the House moved to refer Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) articles of impeachment against Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee rather than bring them up for a floor vote, effectively stalling the effort. Nevertheless, Democrats have signaled […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Town halls for USAF LGM-35A Sentinel to restart this month
Town halls to gather community input on the U.S. Air Force’s future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by Northrop Grumman are to restart this month. The town halls will restart as the service prepares a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) brought on by the program’s 2024 Nunn-McCurdy critical cost breach and the resulting program […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
OPG pushes back operation target date for first Darlington SMR unit
The first North American-based small modular project is expected to be delayed and potentially go over budget. Ontario Power Generation (OPG), headquartered in Ontario, Canada, reported in its third quarter earnings results that Unit 1 of the Darlington New Nuclear Project is no longer expected to “achieve the previously disclosed commercial operation date target of […]
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News & Analysis
DOE to provide update on $17.5 billion loans for supply chain soon, Kozeracki says
New developments in the Department of Energy’s $17.5 billion nuclear supply chain loans could be announced in the next few weeks and months, DOE’s Julie Kozeracki said at a Tuesday industry event. Kozeracki told an audience at the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council’s New Nuclear Capital event in New York City that DOE has been working […]
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News & Analysis
Westinghouse hires Abeyaratne as CCO
Westinghouse hired Dayan Abeyaratne to become the company’s chief commercial officer, succeeding Jacques Besnainou. Besnainou will move to an executive advisor role in a corresponding move. In Abeyaratne’s new position of chief commercial officer, he will lead Westinghouse’s “global new plant dealmaking and strategic external affairs,” according to the company’s Monday press release. Abeyaratne will […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP managers outline plans for nearly six-month outage in 2027
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant plans (WIPP) currently plans to begin a nearly six-month outage for waste hoist upgrades in July 2027, with work expected to finish in early January 2028, officials said during a Nov. 4 community forum. The work will include upgrades to the waste hoist control and electrical systems, […]