Vol. 31, No. 2

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Energy Dept. Again Rejects DNFSB Tritium Recommendation

The U.S. Department of Energy has doubled down in the new year on its refusal to accept a safety recommendation from the Defense Nuclear Faciliites Safety Board (DNFSB) regarding tritium facilities at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. “[T]he Savannah River Tritium Enterprise (SRTE) provides adequate protection of the public and worker safety,” Lisa […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    New Support Services Contractor for Portsmouth/Paducah Gets Green Light

    The new technical support services contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) has received its formal notice to proceed with the transition from its predecessors. The formal notice to proceed was issued to Pro2Serve subsidiary Enterprise Technical Assistance Services (E-TAS) on Jan. 6, a DOE spokesperson said in a Friday email. […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    RFP for Paducah Infrastructure Services Could be Issued Soon

    The U.S. Energy Depart expects within 15 to 60 days to issue a solicitation for a new Paducah Infrastructure Support Services contract to replace the deal now held by Swift & Staley. The timeline set in the Friday notice would mean the request for proposals should be out by early March. The procurement will be […]

  • Stockpile Stewardship

    Los Alamos Eyes 2020 Firing Day for First Nightshade Subcritical Test

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico still plans this year to begin the next round of subcritical plutonium experiments, a series dubbed Nightshade. “In order to accommodate ongoing experiment preparation, facility work, and other programmatic priorities the Laboratory is planning to execute the Nightshade A SCE [subcritical experiment] in […]

  • Decommissioning

    House Members Urge NRC Against Reducing Spent-Fuel Storage Inspections

    Three Democratic members of the House of Representatives on Friday urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission not to cut inspections of spent-fuel storage facilities at U.S. nuclear power plants. “It is our understanding that the Commission is reviewing a staff recommendation that would cut annual inspections of dry cask loading campaigns from 66 hours to 32 […]

  • Decommissioning

    NRC Reduces Insurance Requirements for Pilgrim Plant

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday it has reduced the insurance requirements for the retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. The agency issued the regulatory exemption to subsidiaries of plant owner Holtec International on Jan. 6, according to a notice in the Federal Register. It allows Holtec Pilgrim and Holtec Decommissioning International to […]

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