Vol. 11, No. 66 BWXT works with NRC to license new nuclear facility
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC proposes new rule for DOE, Pentagon-authorized reactors
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule to create an additional licensing path for the Department of Energy and Pentagon demonstration reactors seeking commercial use. NRC said in a Monday press release that within its new rule it will look… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Fluor joins X-Energy to work on Texas SMR project
Fluor has signed an agreement to support X-Energy’s small modular reactor project at Dow’s UCC Seadrift Operations in Seadrift, Texas. Under the contract, Fluor will provide Front-End Loading Stage 2 services for the project, according to the company’s Monday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Warhead & Weapons Development
UPF tunnel milestone reached at Y-12
Crews at the Y-12 National Security Complex have completed final concrete placement for a tunnel that will connect major sections of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF’s) enriched uranium mission. The project—known as the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Savannah River expects to wind up liquid waste work by 2041
Nuclear cleanup managers at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina expect to complete liquid waste remediation sometime between 2037 and 2041, according to an updated federal plan. The DOE Office of Environmental Management and contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE seeks $200M for Legacy Management in fiscal 2027
Under the Department of Energy’s budget request for fiscal 2027, the DOE Office of Legacy Management would receive $200 million or $2.2 million more than in fiscal 2026. If appropriators in the House and Senate should go along with the White House request, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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National Laboratories
Huff to lead Wisconsin-Madison’s nuclear engineering department
Former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff has been named chair of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, the university said Monday. Huff will succeed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
TVA CEO Moul to retire this summer
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) CEO Don Moul is set to retire from the federally-owned utility July 1, according to a Monday Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. Moul became the president and CEO of TVA in April 2025 after then-CEO Jeff Lyash retired.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]