Vol. 11, No. 33 Air Force picks three companies to deploy microreactors at military bases
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
X-Energy becomes a public company
Rockville, Md.-based X-Energy officially became a publicly listed company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on April 24, the company said in an April 24 LinkedIn post. The small modular reactor (SMR) developer will be traded under the ticker symbol of XE. On April… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy pushes billions to buy first battleship in 2028 with aggressive schedule
The Navy plans to buy the first new Trump-class battleship, designated BBG(X), in 2028 and wants to spend upwards of $43.5 billion over the next five years to procure three battleships, according to budget request documents released Tuesday. The Navy’s fiscal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
DOE issues RFI to inquire more about space reactor capabilities
The Department of Energy released a request for information (RFI) last week seeking input from the industry to assess the United States’ readiness to deploy up to four nuclear reactors into space within five years. DOE’s solicitation, published April 21, looks… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Work crews make headway on SRS D Area cleanup
In recent years, work crews at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina have removed 640 tons of scrap metal and 617 tons of asbestos from the D Area, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) said last week. Going back to the 1950s,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Westinghouse picks Sumner as CEO
After serving in an interim capacity for the past year, Dan Sumner will become Westinghouse’s official president and chief executive officer, according to the company’s Monday press release. This new position is effective immediately, Westinghouse said. Sumner… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
IAEA commemorates Chernobyl 40th anniversary
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) posted a video April 26 remarking on the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster, known to many as the “worst nuclear accident ever.” “We are marking a somber anniversary,” Rafael Grossi,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Mullis becomes senior VP at UCOR
Jay Mullis, a longtime executive around the Department of Energy’s nuclear sites, has been appointed senior vice president for nuclear and waste management operations for United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR). Mullis announced his new title over the weekend on LinkedIn.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]