Vol. 11, No. 49 General Dynamics, HII to work on Trump’s new battleship design
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC approves Constellation’s nuclear plant digital upgrade
Constellation Energy’s Limerick Clean Energy Center in Pennsylvania has been approved for a $167-million upgrade by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). According to Constellation’s Tuesday press release, NRC approved a license amendment that greenlights Limerick’s Digital Modernization Project. The upgrade is part of a $5.1 billion investment across Pennsylvania to preserve 5,100 megawatts of power […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP management tells DNFSB old hoist not a safety concern
While old, an underground hoist at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico is not unsafe, according to managers of the transuranic waste disposal site. “While all the WIPP hoists are experiencing reliability issues due to age and obsolescence, these reliability issues do not present safety risks to employees,” DOE’s […]
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Budget & Policy
Representative Doug LaMalfa dies at 65, GOP House majority narrows
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died early Tuesday at age 65 after a medical emergency Monday night caused him to go into emergency surgery, Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The sheriff’s office said LaMalfa died during the medical procedure, but the office is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of death. […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Terrestrial Energy signs DOE deal to support molten salt reactor pilot
Terrestrial Energy has signed an agreement with the Department of Energy to support the deployment of its molten salt reactor under the DOE pilot reactor program. Formally called an “other transaction authority” contract, the deal is a flexible, non-traditional legal agreement between the government and industry used to bypass traditional, rigid contract rules to carry […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Longtime fed, NRC public affairs officer retires
Holly Harrington has retired as a senior level adviser with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) after a long career as a fed. “It’s been nearly 40 years of government service and it’s been a good run!” Harrington said via her LinkedIn page over the New Year’s weekend. “At the NRC, I was part of our […]