Vol. 9, No. 50 Savannah River Site receives spare parts for SWPF, could cut downtime
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Cleanup & Remediation
Big problems persist with fire suppression systems at Hanford, DOE finds
A Department of Energy assessment during April and May found longstanding concerns over fire suppression systems at the Hanford Site in Washington state have still not been fixed, according to a recent report. Oversight of technical safety measures “are not adequate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Notable anti-nuclear representative Garamendi says focus on other triad legs, not ICBMs
OMAHA — The U.S. should focus on the air- and sea-based legs of the nuclear triad rather than the land-based leg, a California member of the House Armed Services Committee said last week. “Should we spend $170-80 million on the triad, on the ground based ICBM… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Environmentalists will not get Diablo Canyon do-over in Ninth Circuit
Federal judges in August decided not to let environmentalists opposed to the restart of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant reargue their case before an entire appeals court. The judges did not give a reason for their ruling in a decision published Aug. 5 on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Nuclear an option for second clean-energy opportunity at Savannah River, DOE says
The Department of Energy is shopping for more qualified developers for large-scale carbon-free energy projects at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. DOE said in a Wednesday press release it is issuing another request for qualifications (RFQ) for utility-scale… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Nano Nuclear sends ultimatum over critical media report
Small reactor startup Nano Nuclear Energy anticipates litigation over a critical July report from the publishing arm of a New York-based investment firm, the company wrote in a letter last week to Hunterbrook Media. In its letter, Nano Nuclear, New York, demanded… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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News & Analysis
Correction
The story “Don’t ‘break the NNSA’ with unrealistic expectations, Pentagon official says” in Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, August 14, 2024, should have said “Vipin Narang, former Department of Defense acting assistant secretary of defense for space… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]