Vol. 9, No. 35 Nvidia reaches agreement for DOE Portsmouth data site
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force explores digital high frequency for Sentinel, planned re-certification decision nears
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is exploring the use of digital high frequency (DHF) nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) for the future Sentinel missile by Northrop Grumman. DHF would avoid electronic jamming and use of satellites and have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford land annexation should not hurt nuclear cleanup, Geimer says
The head of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Field Office told a federal advisory committee last week that the potential annexation of several hundred acres by the city of Richland, Wash., would not slow nuclear cleanup at the former plutonium production site. “Absolutely… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Transuranic Waste
NMED rejects EPA warning over proposed changes to 2023 WIPP permit
The New Mexico Environment Department rejected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerns about proposed changes to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) hazardous waste permit, including a warning that the overhaul could jeopardize the state’s authority to run its federally accredited program. In an Aug. 11 response to EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason, NMED defended […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE awards PG&E $271 million to keep Diablo Canyon in service
The Department of Energy has awarded Pacific Gas & Electric a $271 million award to help the company keep California-based Diablo Canyon Power Plant in operation, the department said last week. The award was granted under DOE’s Civil Nuclear Credit Program,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Rebranded DOE initiative meant to review operation at national labs
The Department of Energy has released the first set of revised and canceled directives under an initiative aimed at reducing burdensome processes at its national laboratories, plants and sites. DOE and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Institutional Contractor Assurance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE public meeting set on Hanford waste pretreatment
The Department of Energy and state of Washington plan a public meeting Sept. 2 on expanding cesium-removal facilities for liquid tank waste at the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management kicked off a 60-day public comment period… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Standard Nuclear adds Cohen to board of directors
Former Department of Energy legal counsel official Seth Cohen joined Standard Nuclear’s board of directors, the company said Aug. 14 in a LinkedIn post. Cohen’s appointment comes after he left the federal government in June. When in the government, Cohen was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]