Vol. 8, No. 160 Cleanup contractors receive mostly positive reviews from DOE in latest scorecards
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC accepts Diablo Canyon license extension application for review; opens door for protests
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday said it accepted Pacific Gas & Electric’s application to extend the operating license of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California. The decision, announced in a Federal Register notice, officially begins what could be a contentious, year-long, federal review of California’s plan to keep nuclear power alive in the […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Houston confirmed by Senate to lead Naval Reactors, cleared for promotion to Admiral
About six months after his nomination, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Vice Adm. William Houston to be director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program that develops reactors for Navy warships and submarines. Houston was nominated in May to lead Naval Reactors for an eight-year term. At the time, however, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) was blocking […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA not ruling out snappy commercial for recruitment, official says
The Navy’s drive to recruit submarine builders inspired one National Nuclear Security Administration official, who on Tuesday said the nuclear-weapons agency might consider its own flashy recruitment ad. “Everyone in my house was riveted to that commercial,” Frank Lowery, associate administrator for management and budget for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said of the […]