Vol. 11, No. 14

Innovation & Infrastructure

‘Energy dominance parks’ coming to DOE nuclear complex

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup complex will soon become host to “energy dominance parks,” Tim Walsh, the assistant secretary of energy for Environmental Management, said here Tuesday evening. In coming months, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management will make announcements for both data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) and new nuclear power, […]
  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Centrus, Fluor team up for Piketon uranium enrichment plant expansion

    Centrus Energy has agreed to a strategic partnership with Fluor, which will serve as  engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the planned expansion of an Ohio uranium enrichment plant. The Bethesda, Md.-based Centrus will collaborate with Fluor through subsidiary American Centrifuge Operating, according to its Wednesday press release. The subsidiary operates the American Centrifuge Plant […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Energysec to accompany reactor transport to Hill AFB Sunday

    Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will accompany Valar Atomics’ Ward250 advanced reactor from California to Utah Feb. 15, the Department of Energy said in an email Tuesday. The Ward250 reactor will be transported from March Air Force Base (AFB) in California to Hill AFB in Utah. DOE said the reactor would not be fueled and […]

  • International

    New CRS report said ‘little indication’ alternatives to AUKUS were examined

    A January report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Congress’s policy research division, said alternatives were not explored to the trilateral agreement between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. The trilateral agreement, called the AUKUS agreement, includes the future sale of Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia, and AUKUS Pillar 1 refers to delivering […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Centrus earnings dip in fourth quarter

    Earnings fell at Centrus Energy, Bethesda, Md., in the fourth quarter, which the uranium broker attributed to the decreased revenue from its uranium sector.  Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 were $17.8 million, or $0.79 a share, down from $53.7 million, or $3.20 a share, in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly revenue was […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Gallego, Risch introduce nuclear financing bill in Senate

    Sens. James Risch (R-Idaho) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reintroduced a bill Tuesday focused on a funding program to reduce financial risk for new nuclear projects.  The 18-page Accelerating Reliable Capacity (ARC) Act establishes a risk reduction program for new reactors by placing safeguards against potential costs through financing terms and a limited federal cost share, […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    497 massive converters extracted from Paducah C-333 building

    Work crews at the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site in Kentucky have removed and cut up nearly 500 large components, known as converters, from the C-333 Process Building, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said this week. Work crews recently completed the “segmentation” of all 497 converters from the C-333 facility, DOE’s nuclear cleanup office said […]

  • News & Analysis

    Publication notice

    Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will not be published on Monday Feb. 16 in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. The next edition of Morning Briefing will be out on Tuesday Feb. 17.

Get Published in ExchangeMonitor Publications