Vol. 8, No. 142 DOE, EPA agree some Building 324 cleanup can continue as comment sought
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Budget & Policy
Two nuclear-energy reform bills sent to House floor
A House committee on Tuesday sent two nuclear energy bills to the floor, one with workplace reforms for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and another to encourage domestic production of uranium fuel. The first bill approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DNFSB chair, board should leave small stuff to senior staff, Inspector General says
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board should focus on providing the Department of Energy with independent safety advice and let its new incoming operations director deal with the board’s day-to-day grind, a new federal report said. A recently-released Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Congress to weigh extending compensation for victims of Cold War nuclear radiation
As part of the must-pass defense policy bill for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, Congress will consider this week a measure to extend benefits to victims of nuclear radiation exposure for nearly another two decades. Congress last week took up the National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Budget & Policy
Former Ohio utilities regulator pleads not guilty to nuke-related bribery; faces 20 years
The former head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio pleaded not guilty on Monday to bribery and embezzlement in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati in a case related to two financially struggling nuclear power plants in that state, a court filing shows. A… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]