Vol. 7, No. 10 For Now at Least, DOE Still Targeting Phased Onsite Return in 1 Week
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Conference to go All-Virtual Amid Omicron Surge
After the COVID-19 Omicron variant spread rapidly across the country this winter, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to host an annual spring conference virtually this year, the agency announced Tuesday. Although NRC’s Regulatory Information Conference… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
Nevada Lawmaker Concerned About Planned Shipment to NNSS
Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) wants Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to provide details about a Department of Energy plan to bury certain nuclear waste, now at the Idaho National Laboratory, at the Nevada National Security Site. Titus said she was caught off guard… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Adams Officially Nominated for Top NNSA Weapons Post
The White House on Tuesday officially nominated Marvin Adams to succeed Charles Verdon as the top weapons official at National Nuclear Security Administration headquarters in Washington, according to an evening press release. The White House sent Adams’ nomination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Given Lawsuit, Nuke Critic Questions New Mexico’s Cleanup Talks with DOE
With the New Mexico Environment Department suing the Department of Energy over a 2016 consent order on legacy waste cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the head of an advocacy group last week questioned why the state is negotiating with the feds over… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec to Pay $150K Fine for Oyster Creek Security Violations
Holtec International has agreed to pay a six-figure fine for unspecified security violations at a nuclear power plant the company is decommissioning in New Jersey, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. Holtec told NRC Jan. 7 that it intends to pay the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
Just 5% of U.S. Generation Loss in 2022 to Come From Nuke Plant Retirements, EIA Forecasts
With only a single plant closure expected in 2022, the total generating loss in the U.S. attributable to nuclear energy should be relatively small this year, the Energy Information Administration forecast this week. The planned spring shutdown of Michigan’s Palisades… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
CORRECTION
An article in the Jan. 11 Weapons Complex Morning Briefing (Demo Run of Idaho Waste Treatment Unit Hits Logistical Snag) should have reported that a test run of the Department of Energy’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at Idaho National Laboratory began Dec. 27.