Vol. 5, No. 19 NNSA Seeks Massive Increase for ICBM Warhead, Pit Infrastructure in 2021
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
ICBM Fuze Program Faces Delays From B61-12, W88 Alt-370 Capacitor Issue
Complications with the B61-12 and W88 Alt-370 programs might delay production of new intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes at the Kansas City National Security Campus by more than a year, Pentagon budget documents show. The Air Force will need 10 months longer than expected, 41 months total, to purchase long-lead parts for the the ICBM Fuze […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Energy Dept. Headquarters Would Get Most Interim Storage Funding in FY21
Funds for the Department of Energy’s planned program for interim storage of nuclear waste in the upcoming budget would be focused on headquarters operations in Washington, D.C., with smaller amounts distributed to Idaho and Nevada, according to figures released Monday. The Energy Department on Feb. 10 requested $27.5 million for an Interim Storage and Nuclear […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Safeguards and Security Funding Grows Under DOE Cleanup Budget Request
Nuclear remediation sites overseen by the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management would receive another small bump in funding for safeguards and security in fiscal 2021, according to budget tables released by the Donald Trump administration early Monday. The proposal for $321 million in the budget year beginning Oct. 1 is a step up from […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
BWXT Enjoyed Strong 2019
Energy Department contractor BWX Technologies took in $501 million of revenue during the fourth quarter of 2019, a 5% uptick over $478 million a year earlier. In addition, the Lynchburg, Va.-based company reported late Monday that revenue of nearly $1.9 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 31 set a new record and represented a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Federal Court Officially Dismisses MOX Termination Suit
In a housecleaning move to continue wrapping up legal issues surrounding the terminated plutonium recycling plant at the Savannah River Site, a federal judge in South Carolina last week officially dismissed a 2018 state lawsuit against the Department of Energy. In the two-page decision filed on Feb. 20, District Judge J. Michelle Childs wrote that […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Army Corps Begins Looking for FUSRAP Cleanup Design Contractor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began compiling a list of potential vendors for an upcoming contract worth up to $50 million for design, planning, and construction management for environmental remediation of the Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) in Lewiston, N.Y. The eventual cleanup job will be carried out under the Army Corps’ […]