Vol. 4, No. 28 Alexander Wants to Fund Yucca Mountain This Year
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Groups Favor Change to DOE Interpretation of High-Level Waste
Both the Energy Communities Alliance and the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council favor changing the Energy Department’s interpretation of high-level radioactive waste to focus less on how it was produced and more on its hazard profile. The comment deadline was set… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
Tennessee Signs Off on DOE Demolition of Y-12 Buildings
The Department of Energy has received approval from the state of Tennessee to proceed with demolition of two Manhattan Project-era buildings at the Biology Complex within the Y-12 National Security Complex at the Oak Ridge Reservation. Representatives from DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Time Draws Near for NNSA Annual Contractor Report Cards
Some contractors around the U.S. nuclear security enterprise have already gotten a look at their annual performance evaluations for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, even while the documents have not yet been made public, an informed source said. In 2018, the National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Set to Reject Petition to Penalize FirstEnergy Over Decommissioning Funds
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week preliminarily rejected an environmental group’s petition that power company FirstEnergy Corp. be penalized for failing to ensure it had sufficient funding to decommission three nuclear power plants scheduled to close… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
Westinghouse Reorg Creates New Nuclear Life-Cycle Unit
Westinghouse Electric intends to create a business unit covering services for the full nuclear power life cycle as part of a broader reorganization announced Tuesday. The Plant Solutions business will encompass delivery of new power facilities; government services;… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Local Panel Wants Diablo Canyon Decommissioning to Wrap Up After 10 Years
Radiological decontamination and decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California should be completed within a decade of its permanent retirement, a community panel recommended this week. “The decommissioning (decontamination) process should… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Budget & Policy
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