Vol. 1

Cleanup & Remediation

Washington State Appoints Interim Nuclear Waste Program Chief

The Washington State Department of Ecology has named an interim manager of its Nuclear Waste Program starting March 1. Tom Tebb, the manager of Ecology’s Office of Columbia River, will do both jobs until the department permanently fills the position that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

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  • Budget & Policy

    Fiscal 2017 Budget Proposal Details MOX Jobs Outlook

    If Congress follow through on President Barack Obama’s plans to terminate the MOX project, employment at the Savannah River Site’s Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) would likely take a hit near the top of 2017. For now, MFFF construction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    USACE Releases FY 17 Details For FUSRAP Sites

    The Army Corps of Engineers request for $103 million for its formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) in fiscal 2017 includes significant year-to-year funding differences for numerous sites. FUSRAP was initiated in 1974 to identify, investigate,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Portman Decries Lack of Funding for American Centrifuge Plant

    Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) dinged the White House on Tuesday for sticking to its guns about defunding the American Centrifuge Plant near the former uranium enrichment facility at the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site. DOE announced in September it would pull… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Burns: NRC Funding Ready For WCS

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Stephen Burns said Wednesday the agency in its fiscal 2017 budget request is preparing for one license application for interim storage of nuclear waste, and regulators are prepared to shift appropriated funds if needed. Burns,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DOE Deferred Maintenance Budget Request Up $17M

    The Department of Energy (DOE) is projecting a significantly greater level of investment in the maintenance and repair of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities, with a fiscal 2017 budget request for the agency’s deferred maintenance that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    DOE Eyes “Zombie Fund” as Near-Term Bill-Payer for Uranium Cleanup

    As part of a broader effort to make a dent in a roughly $20-billion shortfall for uranium cleanup, the White House in its fiscal 2017 budget plan proposed tapping into a $1.6 billion fund that has been gathering dust since 1996.   The three-year drawdown of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]

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