Vol. 7, No. 67 Hanford budget depends on outcome of talks with state, DOE secretary says
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Budget & Policy
President Biden to sign Inflation Reduction Act, codify nuclear tax credits
President Joe Biden was scheduled Tuesday to sign into law a sweeping spending package that would, among other things, give nuclear power plant operators a tax break in hopes of keeping the U.S. reactor fleet humming along. If enacted, the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the House Friday on a 220-207 party line vote, would […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Morrison to resign as CEO of Veolia’s U.S. unit
William Morrison planned to resign as chief executive officer of Veolia Nuclear Solutions’ U.S. Federal Services business effective Friday, the company announced Monday. Steve Moore, the chief operating officer of the Federal Services business, was to become the interim CEO while the company searched for a permanent CEO, according to a press release. The company […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Newsom floats $1.4B bailout for Diablo Canyon
A billion-dollar bailout proposed by the governor of California could help give the state’s last operating nuclear power plant a new lease on life, according to a draft bill published late last week. If draft legislation supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) becomes law, Sacramento could authorize the California Department of Water Resources “to make […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP receives 37 shipments in July; slightly lags 2021 pace
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., received 37 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste during the month of July, according to data from the agency’s public website. The site received 26 shipments from the Idaho National Laboratory, eight from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, one from the Oak […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
This week
Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week August 01-26 – United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. 10th Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference. United Nations Headquarters, New York. 16 –President Joe Biden planned to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Publication notice: Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will be published on Tuesday and Thursday only during the weeks of Aug. 15, 2022 and Aug. 22, 2022, as part of the Exchange Monitor’s annual August recess.