Vol. 11, No. 30

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

NRC to debut long-awaited microreactor licensing process

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week announced a proposed rule for microreactor approval under 10 CFR Part 57. The regulatory framework under Part 57 aims to enable rapid deployment of microreactors and other reactor technologies with similar risk profiles,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Senate appropriations to hear testimony on NNSA fiscal 2027 budget

    The Senate Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee will hear testimony from three of the top officials at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on the agency’s fiscal 2027 budget request Wednesday, April 29. The three witnesses are Brandon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    USAF examining software, construction competition for Sentinel program

    The Pentagon is looking at competition in the software and support construction realms for the Northrop Grumman future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a top official said last week. The Air Force has been restructuring the program since… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    TVA board taps Skaggs as TVA interim CEO

    Former Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) chief operating officer Mike Skaggs will become TVA’s interim president and CEO,  by the federal utility’s board of directors announced April 24. Current TVA CEO Don Moul has announced he will retire from the utility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Defense, energy secretaries among those evacuated from press dinner

    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright were among the government officials evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. after an armed man forced his way into the event headlined by President Donald Trump. Hegseth’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Coming up:

    Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  APRIL: 28: Meeting: The Department of Energy and its Bechtel-led prime for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) host a community meeting starting at noon Mountain Time at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

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