Vol. 9, No. 30 WIPP again receiving shipments of transuranic waste
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Fuse expands NNSA footprint with five-year NNSS agreement
Fusion technology developer Fuse signed a five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with prime contractor Mission Support and Test Services at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), expanding its collaboration across the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) enterprise. A CRADA deal establishes a framework for research on next-generation fusion technologies, tritium capabilities, higher neutron […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Certain Hanford tank waste can be treated as low-level under WIR
The federal government has concluded certain tank farm waste in the 200 West Area of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Richland, Wash., can be treated as low-level radioactive waste. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said in a Friday press release that a Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) determination has been made for treated waste […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium set this week
The 2026 United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) Deterrence Symposium will take place Aug. 5-6 in Omaha, Neb. at the CHI Health Center. The theme this year is “Peace through strength: turning defense strategy into decisive deterrence action,” according to the website. Brandon Williams, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will speak on Thursday. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC webinar to provide more color on proposed ALARA changes
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is hosting a webinar Aug. 10 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss a recent rulemaking that touches on changes to its radiation protection standards. The webinar will be held via Microsoft Teams and will have a question and answer session within it, according to NRC’s July 28 […]
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News & Analysis
Coming Up:
Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: August: 02: Conference: The Women in Nuclear Conference kicks off in Seattle, Wash. 03: Earnings Call: BWX Technologies will discuss its quarterly financial results starting in a 5 p.m. Eastern Time earnings call with analysts. 04: Tennessee Valley Authority: Discusses quarterly financial […]