Vol. 4, No. 276 Trump Signs Budget Caps Bill
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Contracts & Procurement
Jacobs Reports Increased Quarterly Revenue
Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering Group recorded $3.2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 28, up $300 million from $2.9 billion during the same period a year ago. Earnings from operations dropped from $113 million, or $0.79 per diluted share a year earlier,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
South Carolina Still After NNSA Nonpro Account for $200M in Fines
South Carolina wants the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to raid its defense nuclear nonproliferation budget to pay $200 million in fines for failing to remove weapon-usable plutonium from the state, according to the latest filing in a long-running… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
Settlement Talks Continue Over Waste Volume Reporting at WIPP
One of three plaintiffs plans to continue mediation in hopes of reaching a settlement in a lawsuit against the New Mexico Environment Department over calculating underground waste volume at the U.S. Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Concerned… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
US Ecology Restoring Idaho Waste Treatment Capabilities After Explosion
US Ecology has largely restored treatment capabilities at a waste facility in Idaho following a November 2018 explosion that killed one employee and injured eight others, CEO and board Chairman Jeff Feeler said Friday. “In June, our Idaho operations regained… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nevada Congressman Makes Anti-Yucca Case to Colleagues
U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) joined three of his House colleagues on a trip to Yucca Mountain last week to argue his case against building a nuclear waste repository on the federal property in his state. “I visited Yucca Mountain today to ensure the information… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
New Air Force Global Strike Command Deputy Nominated
Lt. Gen Anthony Cotton has been nominated to become the next deputy commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, serving under Commander Gen. Timothy Ray. Cotton currently serves as the as commander and president of Air University, part of Air Education and Training… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]