Vol. 5, No. 14 Jacobs Turns Focus to Hanford Waste Tank Contract
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Contract Award Protests Updated
Vendors appear to have recently updated protests filed with the Government Accountability Office over two new contract awards, together potentially worth $14 billion, for work at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state. Both additions were filed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Idaho, DOE Seal Deal on Spent Fuel From National Lab Reactor
The Department of Energy and the state of Idaho on Tuesday sealed an agreement on management of spent nuclear fuel generated by the Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory. The nearly 53-year-old reactor is used for government and commercial research… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Tests Minuteman III Missile One Year From Expiration of New START
The Air Force launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in the early morning hours on Wednesday, a test to verify the functioning of hardware intended to extend the service life of the nuclear delivery vehicle. The Air Force development… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Contract Competition Could Save $75M, NNSA Says
Relying on competition, rather than a sole-source award, to choose the latest management contractor for the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory could save about $75 million over the life of the potentially $20-billion, 10-year deal, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Spent $780 From Nuclear Waste Fund in December
As has been its practice for the better part of a year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December spent less than $1,000 of its remaining balance from the federal Nuclear Waste Fund. The $780 outlay for unspecified program planning and support left the agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Decommissioning
Sellafield Ltd. Gets New Chief Executive
An executive with the U.K. government-owned organization that manages the Sellafield nuclear site has been promoted to chief executive. Martin Chown began his new role on Feb. 1, according to a press release from the U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Correction
An article in Tuesday’s issue of Weapons Complex Morning Briefing misidentified the director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The director is John Lubinski. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]