Vol. 8, No. 16 Russia to ‘suspend’ participation in New START but stick to treaty’s warhead limits
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Decommissioning
Leveraging federal tax credits, Constellation to invest $800M in Braidwood, Byron nuke plants
Two Illinois nuclear power plants — one of which recently avoided a premature shutdown — are getting a multi-million cash injection thanks to a federal nuclear production tax credit, owner Constellation Energy announced Tuesday. The roughly $800 million infusion,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
High labor costs, low revenue contributed to 2022 loss for Constellation Energy
Although its 2022 losses were less severe than a year ago, Constellation Energy, Baltimore, was still in the red thanks to higher operating costs and lower revenues, the utility said in earnings reports published last week. Net losses for Constellation, the company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP still studying fire safety hazards of lithium-battery electric vehicles, DNFSB says
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., continues to study fire safety and other potential hazards that might arise from use of electric vehicles powered by big lithium-ion batteries, a federal safety panel said this month. “These… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECL plans March site tour for prospective bidders for Canadian lab contract
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited expects to kick off a competitive bidding process this spring and host interested suitors next month for a new long-term management contract for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. Since September 2015, the Canadian labs have been run… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Pro2Serve appoints new board member, re-ups another
Pro2Serve, a national security engineering and information contractor active at Department of Energy nuclear sites, has added Lloyd Caldwell, a retired military programs director for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to the Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based company’s board… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]