Vol. 10, No. 81

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

DNFSB wants to know how smaller DOE will ensure safety

A federal safety panel wants to know how the Department of Energy will ensure nuclear safety given reduced staffing and restructuring. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) on July 25 formally requested DOE brief it within 30 days on continuing to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
  • Transuranic Waste

    NMED wants WIPP timetable on infrastructure fixes

    New Mexico is citing the Department of Energy and its prime contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) with violations and giving them until Sept. 24 to deliver a plan for fixing aging assets at the disposal site for transuranic waste. An order by a branch… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    DoD and USAF tightlipped on classification for Qatari Air Force One

    The Air Force has not divulged how much it reprogrammed in fiscal 2024 funds from the Sentinel to modify the Qatari jet for use as a stand-in Air Force One by President Donald Trump. The Qatari gift of a Boeing 747-8i luxury airliner to the U.S. for use as Air… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Wright returns to NRC, Caputo officially steps down

    After being confirmed by the Senate on July 28, David Wright was sworn in as chairman of the the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Friday afternoon. Wright’s prior term expired at the end of June.  In an Aug. 1 emailed statement to ExchangeMonitor from a NRC spokesperson, Wright said: “Earlier this afternoon, I was sworn in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    SRS chief seeks to reassure public on contaminated wasp nests

    The top nuclear cleanup official at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site Friday sought to ease public concern over radioactive wasp nests found last month at the federal complex near Aiken, S.C. “The U.S. Department of Energy is managing the discovery… 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: August 04: BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., will report its second quarter earnings on Aug. 4. BWXT plans to hold its conference call with analysts at 5 p.m. E.T.  05: Leidos,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

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