Vol. 8, No. 136

Westinghouse becomes sole owner of Tecnatom

Westinghouse Electric said Nov. 29 it has acquired the remaining 50% of Tecnatom, a Spanish nuclear services business, from Endesa, Madrid, for an undisclosed amount. Westinghouse bought a 50% interest in Tecnatom in 2021 and ran the company jointly with Endesa, an electric company serving Spain and Portugal. Tecnatom is a Spanish engineering and digital […]
  • House vote to expel Santos splits weapons complex GOP lawmakers

    When the House of Representatives voted Friday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who has not been convicted of any crime, some prominent GOP members of the House representing Department of Energy weapons complex sites came down on opposite sides. The 311-to-114 vote to kick out Santos, the subject of a scathing House Ethic Committee […]

  • U.S. part of international pledge to triple global nuclear energy output by 2050

    The U.S. and 21 other countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai on Saturday agreed to work together on “tripling nuclear energy capacity globally by 2050,” according to a Department of Energy press release. Among other things, including the continued development of new nuclear reactors and encouraging financial organizations to invest in […]

  • Australian Navy to start training on U.S. nuclear submarine propulsion in 2024

    The Navy plans to conduct its first submarine maintenance work in Australia using a U.S. submarine tender ship in summer of 2024, when dozens of Australian sailors aboard will learn to repair U.S. nuclear-powered submarines. Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven on Thursday said the trilateral AUKUS partners of Australia, U.K. and the U.S. […]

  • This week

    This week. Here is an event related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week: 05: Meeting: The Hanford Advisory Board holds a hybrid meeting starting at 9 a.m. Pacific Time from the Red Lion Pasco, Wash., 2525 N 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. To receive virtual access information contact the […]

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