Vol. 8, No. 17 Feds fast-track approach to Hanford vit plant increased costs, other problems, report finds
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Nuclear Fuel Services bags $428-million contract to enrich uranium while Y-12 modernizes
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Monday awarded Nuclear Fuel Services, a subsidiary of naval nuclear reactor manufacturer BWX Technologies, a five-year, $428-million contract to provide purification and conversion services for highly enriched uranium . Located in Erwin, Tenn., Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) is one of only two category I nuclear facilities licensed by the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE seeks nuclear cleanup advisory board members
The Department of Energy is seeking new members to join its federal advisory board for the Office of Environmental Management, according to a Monday Federal Register notice. The deadline for nominations to the Environmental Management Advisory Board is May 15. Customarily DOE draws the advisory board members for the $8-billion-plus Office of Environmental Management from […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Tight labor market creates headaches for SRS liquid waste contractor, DOE finds
Due to vacancies, the Savannah River operations office for DOE nuclear cleanup is not doing safety system oversight assessments as often as specified in agency guidance, according to a report out this month from the DOE Office of Enterprise Assessments. It has become a common refrain across the weapons complex, and now, staffing holes are […]
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Defense & Military
STRATCOM to hold annual nuclear readiness and training exercise
U.S. Strategic Command will kick off its annual nuclear command and control training and readiness exercise, Global Thunder, on Tuesday. As in previous years, Global Thunder 23 (GT23) will include an increase in bomber aircraft flights throughout the exercise, centered at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska but involving all three legs of the U.S. […]