Vol. 8, No. 25

Contracts & Procurement

DOE releases contract to evaluate bidders for reactor bailouts

The Department of Energy on Friday released a roughly four-year contract that will fund the agency’s evaluation of financially struggling nuclear reactors that could qualify for billions of dollars in bailouts Congress made available last year. The contract, administered by the DOE Idaho operations office, will begin on May 6, 2023 and run through Dec. […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Settlement talks ‘fruitful’ in case of Oak Ridge Lab vaccine case

    A half-dozen employees suing the Department of Energy’s operations contractor for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee are making headway in settling their case involving mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for most workers, according to a court filing Friday. “Since the March 3, 2023 Joint Status Report, the parties have continued to exchange offers and counter-offers,” […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    NNSA broadens scope of weapons advisory committee

    The National Nuclear Security Administration has established the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security to advise senior agency leaders. Formerly known as the Defense Programs Advisory Committee, the new Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security (ACNS) enlists experts with knowledge that spans the full range of the NNSA missions to provide independent advice and recommendations to NNSA […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DOE earmarks $6.3M toward educating next crop of nuclear specialists

    The Department of Energy said Thursday it is providing $6.3 million worth of financial help to students pursuing nuclear energy-related degrees at 39 colleges and universities. The funding supports 124 scholarships and fellowships through DOE’s University Nuclear Leadership Program, the agency said in a news release. DOE called the move important to the next generation […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 12: Meeting: The South Carolina Governor’s Nuclear Advisory Council meets in public session at 11 a.m. Eastern Time in Charleston, S.C. 13: Virtual meeting: “Nuclear Regulatory Commission Virtual Public Meeting on Using Decommissioning Trust Funds for […]

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