Vol. 10, No. 22

Budget & Policy

House passes $900.6 billion fiscal ‘26 NDAA, bill now heads to Senate

The House Wednesday voted 312 to 112 to pass the $900.6 billion fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would authorize $25.96 billion in funding for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The annual defense… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Transuranic Waste

    DOE picks up 3-year extension for Bechtel-led Salado at WIPP

    Bechtel-led Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) is receiving three additional years to manage and operate the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., DOE said early Wednesday. With the three-year extension, Salado will continue to run WIPP from Oct. 1, 2026 through Sept. 30, 2029, DOE said in a news release. […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC nominee Weaver wins Senate EPW vote

    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission nominee, Douglas Weaver, in a 15 – 4 vote at Wednesday’s business meeting. Weaver will now move forward to a full Senate vote on his nomination to be an NRC commissioner.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    222-S Lab operator extended another year

    Navarro-ATL has been awarded a one-year extension of its management and operations contract for the 222-S Laboratory at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. Navarro-ATL, previously known as Hanford Laboratory Management and Integration,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    HII lays submarine backbone down for Virginia-class sub

    Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) hosted a ceremony Tuesday to lay down the keel, or backbone, for the Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804), the company announced in a release. The Barb is the 31st Virginia-class attack… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Santee Cooper, Brookfield Asset Management sign MOU for V.C. Summer feasibility study

    South Carolina’s state-owned utility said this week it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Brookfield Asset Management to do a feasibility study for finishing two incomplete nuclear reactors at the Virgil C. Summer nuclear station. In October,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    DOE appoints investment exec

    Julie Kozeracki has been promoted to acting chief investment officer for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, which was previously known as DOE’s Loan Programs Office. The office “can do many amazing things and I’m looking forward… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

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