Vol. 7, No. 28 IWTU test run to restart in weeks; run as long as necessary, DOE says
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Plutonium Pit Production
Delay looms for Surplus Plutonium Disposition, according to NNSA’s FY23 budget request
A facility the National Nuclear Security Administration is building to remove plutonium from the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., could arrive a little later and cost a little more than thought only a year ago, the agency wrote in its fiscal year 2023 budget… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate energy panel to vote on NE-1 nom Huff this week
A Senate committee was scheduled Thursday to decide whether Kathryn Huff will get a chance to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, according to a recent meeting notice. When the White House announced its intention to nominate Huff to be… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Interim Storage Partners tag-teams with NRC to kill Texas spent fuel lawsuit
The company aiming to build an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Texas joined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in calling for a state lawsuit to be kicked out of a federal appeals court, according to a new filing on the docket. Texas Attorney… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
‘Time is our common enemy,’ Hanford DOE boss tells science pane
Brian Vance, the top manager for the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state, told a National Academies panel Tuesday “time is our common enemy” in cleaning up the most contaminated property in the weapons complex. “Maximizing risk reduction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense & Military
DOD taking resumes for new senior nuke post
The Department of Defense wants to hire a new director for strategic deterrence and capability to oversee “efforts to modernize and sustain the nuclear deterrent,” according to a recent want-ad on the official federal jobs board. The director would be responsible… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
New weapons executive officer at Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory appointed Evelyn Mullen executive officer for weapons, the New Mexico nuclear-weapons design laboratory announced Monday. In her new role, Mullen will be an “executive leader in the organization, with a focus on both tactical and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]