Vol. 9, No. 34 Nuclear sector company shares slide during stock market plunge
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Federal court approves November start of Hanford WTP cold commissioning
A federal district court judge in Washington state last week formally approved giving the Department of Energy four more months to start cold commissioning of a facility to turn some of the less radioactive waste at the Hanford Site into a solid glass form. The prior deadline was Thursday Aug. 1 for startup of cold […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWX Technologies reports higher revenue amid worst global market days in two years
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., in the second quarter, which the company on Monday attributed partly to organic growth in government operations as it prepared to begin work on a new nuclear weapons contract. In June, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded PanTeXas Deterrence, a BWX Technologies (BWXT)-led joint venture, a contract […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC staff tweak final guidance on using decom funds for equipment replacement
In a final guidance published Monday, Nuclear Regulatory Staff took advice from EnergySolutions and gave reactor operators more leeway to prove they should be allowed to use decommissioning funds for equipment replacements. However, operators will still be barred from tapping into the funds, which are supposed to be reserved for cleaning up nuclear power plants […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate appropriators advise $200 million add for Sentinel
While the U.S. Air Force says it is restructuring the Sentinel next generation nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile program, Senate appropriators are recommending adding $200 million in funds in fiscal 2025. The Senate Appropriations Committee would bump the $3.7 billion Air Force request for the Northrop Grumman Sentinel to $3.9 billion. The added $200 million would […]