Vol. 9, No. 31

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

All shifts to report Thursday as wildfires continue to rage around Pantex Plant

All shifts were scheduled to report normally to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, on Thursday, despite several wildfires still raging north of the site.  The plant’s website shows normal scheduling for the day,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Final DOE budget among appropriations bills to be passed next week

    On Wednesday, almost halfway through the fiscal year that started Oct. 1, congressional appropriators announced they would pass a final 2024 budget for the Department of Energy and other agencies next week. In the meantime, to avoid a partial government shutdown… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Budget & Policy

    House resoundingly approves package of nuclear-policy reforms

    The House on Wednesday easily passed a bipartisan nuclear-policy bill that serves as the lower chamber’s response to a similar bill the full Senate approved late last year. The Atomic Energy Advancement Act sailed through 365-36, with 29 representatives not voting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    BWXT head reports ‘strong footing’ following closeout of Navy submarine missile tube manufacturing

    Nuclear Naval reactor maker BWX Technologies is out of the submarine missile tube building business after completing its contracted work for the U.S. Navy and allied fleets in 2023, the company’s chief executive said on Feb. 27.  BWXT makes Common Missile Compartment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP seismic monitoring equipment offline

    The Defense Nuclear Safety Board staff says some seismic monitoring equipment at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is out of service and DOE’s prime contractor plans to replace the gear later this year.  The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Race for Simpson’s congressional seat draws interest

    Despite his relatively easy re-election in 2022, a couple of Republicans are set to challenge Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a longtime member of the House Appropriations Committee and vocal supporter of the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. A couple… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Oral arguments next week in lawsuit over Holtec Interim Storage

    Friends and foes of Holtec International’s proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel were to meet in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on March 5 for oral arguments. The three-judge panel scheduled to hear the arguments, in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

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