Vol. 6, No. 34

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Some Nuclear Production Facilities at Pantex Froze for First Time in February Cold Snap

Texas’ deep freeze in February damaged “pipes and air-handling units” at the Pantex Plant, including at weapons production facilities, but most of the damage had been repaired by March, a spokesperson for the plant’s prime contractor said Wednesday. The affected systems “developed leaks and other cold‑related impacts [but] [a]ll operations in the impacted facilities were […]
  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Former Orano CEO Shakir Joins Westinghouse Enviro Services

    The former CEO of nuclear services company Orano U.S. is joining the environmental services division at competitor Westinghouse Electric, according to a press release from the company this week. In his new role, Sam Shakir will lead Westinghouse’s “expansion as a leading services and technology provider in the global commercial and government nuclear decommissioning and […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP Prime, Terminated Sub Enter Mediation Over Aborted Contract

    A former ventilation subcontractor’s lawsuit against Waste Isolation Pilot Plant prime Nuclear Waste Partnership was put on hold Wednesday while the parties attempted to settle their differences out of court. The prime, Nuclear Waste Partnership, and subcontractor Critical Applications Alliance have agreed to stay the case while pursuing mediation, their attorneys said in a joint […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Leidos, Pro2Serve Inch Closer to Trial on Subcontractor Dispute at Hanford

    After settlement talks failed to bridge the gap between Department of Energy contractor Leidos and subcontractor Professional Project Services, or Pro2Serve, the parties could be headed toward a federal court trial this summer on the smaller company’s claim it was wrongly cut out of the new landlord services team at the Hanford Site in Washington […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    Arms Control, Modernization Consensus Gone, Modernization Architect Says

    Last decade’s bipartisan consensus, that arms-control diplomacy and the refurbishment of the nuclear arsenal should walk hand-in-hand, does not exist anymore, according to a former Republican Senator who helped forge the consensus. “Right now, we do not have the consensus that ostensibly existed back in 2010,” former Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) said Wednesday during a […]

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