Vol. 9, No. 55 WIPP seeks state blessing for new containers to ramp up remote-handled waste shipments
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NNSA to award study contract for Oak Ridge uranium enrichment tech in June
The National Nuclear Security Administration planned in June to award a one-year contract to study a pilot defense-uranium enrichment plant based on technology developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the agency said Friday. The semiautonomous Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NIST reactor that leaked radiation in 2021 won’t switch to low-enriched fuel before 2030
The centerpiece of a federal neutron research complex in Maryland will use highly enriched uranium fuel until at least 2030, according to a recent regulatory filing. That’s because the Department of Energy and its semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge sets May conference in Hanford False Claims Act case
A federal district judge in Washington state has set a May 16 scheduling conference to start addressing pre-trial issues in a False Claims Act complaint against the Department of Energy’s Leidos-led landlord contractor at the Hanford Site in Washington state. U.S.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]