Vol. 4, No. 55 Compromise NDAA Passes House in Landslide; Senate Next
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Transuranic Waste
Energy Dept. Taking Steps to Fix Radioactive Waste Shipments Error
New U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette assured a Senate committee recently that steps are being taken to tighten his department’s shipment of radioactive waste for disposal at the Nevada National Security Site. Brouillette, at the time deputy energy secretary,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Energy Secretary Skirts Senator’s Questions on Consent for Nuclear Waste Siting
New Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette skirted a Nevada senator’s questions regarding his position on requiring consent from impacted state, local, and tribal communities in selecting the site for storage of nuclear waste. The issue of consent is of keen importance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
Los Alamos Shipments to WIPP Held Up Over Potential Combustion Risk
A risk of combustion linked to calcium prompted suspension in November of transuranic waste shipments from the U.S. Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant further south in New Mexico, according to the Defense Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Y-12 Manager Returns Unsuitably Welded Pipes Intended for 9212
Department of Energy contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security returned some piping to a subcontractor after determining it was unsuitable for installation in the main uranium processing building at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. Mechanical contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Keeps Contractor on to Support Decommissioning Rulemaking
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to issue a follow-on contract for support in finalizing the emergency preparedness portion of its ongoing decommissioning rulemaking. ICF Incorporated LLC would receive a two-year noncompetitive award for “Completion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
Corrections
An article in Wednesday’s edition of Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, “NDAA Would Stop DNFSB Members From Serving After Their Terms Expire,” should have said all three members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board are serving expired terms. An… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]