Vol. 9, No. 16 DNFSB chair, members ‘undermined’ first exec director for safety watchdog
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Baran’s nomination to NRC returned to the White House, resetting long road to confirmation
Jeffrey Baran’s nomination for five more years at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was sent back to the White House on Jan. 3, leaving President Joe Biden’s (D) administration with the choice of repeating a hard fight to get Baran through the Senate again or moving on to another candidate. There are two sessions in each […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Feds, New Mexico continue settlement talks on new Los Alamos cleanup order
The New Mexico Environment Department and the Department of Energy told a federal judge Monday agency representatives were to meet today, and again later this month, as they seek to cut a new deal for legacy cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. “It is the parties’ intent to use the upcoming meetings to resolve […]
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Life Extension Programs
Mass production of B61-12, W88 Alt 370 at halfway point
Some time between October and December, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s programs to refurbish its B61 bombs and W88 warheads reached the halfway mark, an agency spokesperson said Monday. Production of the B61-12 Life Extension Program and W88 Alt 370 reached the halfway mark, with at least 50% of the required weapons produced and delivered […]