Vol. 9, No. 64 New ‘holistic’ Hanford cleanup details out soon, Cantwell says
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Barrasso seeks promise from DOE that executive ban of Russian uranium follow House model
In a Tuesday hearing, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) requested, but did not get, a promise from the Secretary of Energy that President Joe Biden (D) would follow rules in a House-passed bill if his administration bans imports of Russian uranium. “If the administration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
Mo. legislature plans tax breaks for KCNSC extension
The Missouri House of Representatives was set to vote as soon as this week on bills that would give tax breaks for the planned expansion of the Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus in Missouri. On Monday, the legislation was on the informal third reading calendar… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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International
Rogers asks for briefing about planned factory with alleged Chinese ties near KCNSC
A U.S. Senator asked Tuesday if a planned manufacturing plant in Kansas poses a threat to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nearby factory in Missouri for non-nuclear nuclear-weapon components. The conservative publication Daily Caller in December… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Final plaintiff settles Oak Ridge National Lab COVID vax case
After more than three years and one near-settlement, the final plaintiff suing the Department of Energy prime managing the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has settled her case in federal court over COVID-19 vaccination policy. On Friday, U.S. District… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Western mine office cleanup bill advances in Senate
The Legacy Mine Cleanup Bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), passed the Senate Monday in a voice vote. The legislation would make permanent a special Western office with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Environmental Management advisory panel re-upped for two years
The Department of Energy announced April 11 in a Federal Register notice it is renewing the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for two more years. The board, set up under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, offers local advice on nuclear cleanup-related… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Hearing notes: NNSA earlier; NRC on time; postponement
Nuclear weapons and nuclear power are on the hearing docket Wednesday morning in the Senate, while one scheduled hearing slipped off. The Senate Armed Services Committee has moved the open portion of its hearing about the National Nuclear Security Administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]