Vol. 9, No. 30

News & Analysis

DOE provides up to $5 billion in a conditional loan to Constellation for power plant uprates

Constellation Energy was issued a conditional loan by the Department of Energy of up to $5 billion dollars to increase its operating reactor fleet capacity by 1,100 megawatts. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and DOE’s Energy Dominance Financing Director Gregory Beard made the announcement at Constellation’s Byron Clean Energy Center in Ogle County, Ill. Tuesday […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    BWXT, Antares deepen partnership with new multi-year TRISO fuel agreement

    BWX Technologies’ (BWXT) subsidiary, BWXT Advanced Fuels, will supply tri-structural – or TRISO – fuel to Antares Nuclear under a new multi-year agreement, the companies said Tuesday. Under this contract, BWXT will provide an initial supply of one metric ton of uranium of TRISO fuel to Antares. If Antares reactor deployment continues to grow, then […]

  • Defense & Military

    Navy picks SSN-788 as first sub posted to AUKUS assignment

    The Pentagon said Monday it picked the USS Colorado (SSN-788) to be the first U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine assigned to Submarine Rotation Force West (SRF-West), marking the next step in the AUKUS submarine process, starting in late 2027. SRF-West aims to help Australia prepare to ultimately operate, maintain and support its own nuclear-powered and […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Pantex selects new chief technology officer

    PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), the management and operating contractor for the Pantex Plant, has selected Emily Hunt as its first chief technology officer, creating a new executive role focused on modernization and research. Hunt will serve as Pantex’s lead scientist and oversee the plant’s long-term technology and innovation strategy, including efforts to expand research and […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Next WIPP operations public meeting set for Nov. 4

    The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., will hold its next public meeting on Wednesday Nov. 4. The New Mexico Environment Department has proposed modifying WIPP’s state operating permit for the second time in four years. The state and DOE have been in talks about the issue. WIPP, managed for […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    WIPP contractor taps new communications director

    The Department of Energy’s prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., has hired Patrick Hefflinger as its new head of communications. Bechtel-led Salado Isolation Mining Contractors announced Hefflinger’s appointment in a Monday news release. Hefflinger, who has more than 15 years in the field, comes to WIPP after being a […]

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