Vol. 9, No. 123

Cleanup & Remediation

HMIS asserts impasse in labor talks; issues Jan. 2 deadline to union

The Leidos-led landlord contractor at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state said Dec. 26 it believes contract talks with the Hanford Guards Union have reached an impasse and Local 21 should either accept the company’s final offer, or present a “reasonable counter offer” by Jan. 2. The Hanford Guards Union Local 21 […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Biden signs ‘25 NDAA; Tinkers with NNSA authorizing law; allows some expedited weapons cleanup

    President Joe Biden on Dec. 23 signed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, setting spending limits for nuclear weapons and waste programs and changing parts of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s authorizing law. The Senate approved the bill on Dec. 17. The House approved it Dec. 11. The bill sets policy and spending limits for […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DOE eyes final Moab tailings relocation work by 2029

    The Department of Energy remains on pace for final cleanup of a uranium mill tailings project outside Moab, Utah by 2029, the department said in a Dec. 23 press release. On Dec. 19, DOE celebrated the removal of 15 million tons of radioactive material from the site alongside the Colorado River, leaving only 1 million […]

  • National Laboratories

    Small fire from faulty LED light bulb self-extinguished at LANL plutonium facility

    Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium facility had a fire start from a lightbulb’s melted plastic dripping onto glovebox parts in November, a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report said. The fire went out before staff could discover it, and was small enough that the sprinklers did not activate, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    President Carter’s nuclear ties dated to Rickover

    Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, was engaged in nuclear power issues dating back to the 1950s when, as a young naval officer, he helped with cleanup of a partial meltdown at the Chalk River research reactor in Canada, according  to various published accounts. The Carter Center announced […]

  • News & Analysis

    Publication Notice

    In observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will publish on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 26 only and on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Thursday, Jan. 2. The regular publishing schedule of Monday through Thursday will resume on Monday, Jan. 6.

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