Vol. 7, No. 22 Los Alamos container emplaced at WIPP without analysis of ignition-risk prompted March evac
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOD advanced reactor will use domestic fuel, program chief says
The prototype of a mobile nuclear reactor under development at the Department of Defense will be powered by advanced fuel sourced from within the U.S., the project lead said last week. The Project Pele micro-reactor prototype “will use fully unencumbered nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
NNSA rolling on with plans to shore up federal workforce
The National Nuclear Security Administration aims to continue shoring up its workforce by adding the equivalent of 38 full-time employees in fiscal year 2023, according to newly released details of its 2023 budget request. The semiautonomous Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Environmental Management expands minority partnership effort funding
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management officially said in a Thursday press release it is expanding its Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program thanks to increased funding for the program in the agency’s fiscal 2022 budget, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
This Week
Here are some events related to defense and civilian matters that the Exchange Monitor staff is tracking this week: April 19-20: The National Academies Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board kicks off two days of online meetings starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Correction
The story “After watchdog disclosure, DOE says potential vapor issue at Hanford pretreatment plant ‘resolved’” [Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, April 13, 2022] should have said that a private group, not an internal DOE report, raised concerns about people and animals outside of the Hanford Site being potentially exposed to the toxic compound acetonitrile.