Vol. 4, No. 62

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

No NNSA Decision on Next-Gen Enrichment Tech as December Draws to Close

If the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) still plans to select its preferred technology for the nation’s next domestic uranium enrichment plant by the end of 2019, the agency is taking the decision down to the last few hours of the year. It was around this time of year in 2016 that the semiautonomous […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Head of U.S. Nuclear Industry Council Dies

    David Blee, president and CEO of the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council business consortium, died Sunday apparently while visiting family in Kentucky. His death was confirmed Monday by USNIC Director Caleb Ward. “From what I understand, David had a negative reaction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    Comment Period on Disposal of Savannah River Defense Waste Extended

    The U.S. Department of Energy is extending the comment period by more than a month on its draft environmental assessment for the plan to treat and dispose of about 10,000 gallons of recycled wastewater from the Savannah River Site at a low-level radioactive waste site located out of South Carolina. Stakeholders now have until Feb. […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    DOE Sets Deadline for Savannah River Lab Contract Briefings

    Potential bidders on the management and operations contract for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina have until noon ET on Jan. 9 to sign up for briefings. The Energy Department is providing new details on its Jan. 16 industry day for the stand-alone lab contract. The DOE Office of Environmental […]

  • Decommissioning

    Holtec Projects $2.3 Billion Price Tag for Indian Point Decommissioning

    Holtec International believes it can complete decommissioning of the three nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center in upstate New York in 12 to 15 years at a cost of $2.3 billion, according to a new filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Power company Entergy said in April it would sell the Buchanan, […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Perma-Fix Joint Venture Scores $15M Cleanup Contract at DOE Lab

    A joint venture of Perma-Fix Environmental Services and ERRG in December sealed a contract worth at least $15 million for cleanup services at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. The 18-month contract covers remediation,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

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