Vol. 5, No. 13

Contracts & Procurement

NNSA Extends JASONs Contract for One Year

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is extending its contract with the panel of scientists known as JASON for up to a year, while the Pentagon works to resurrect its old arrangement with the group. The semiautonomous Department of Energy nuclear weapons agency retained the JASONs last year for a trio of studies including […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    Extra Week Provided for Savannah River Lab Contract Comments

    Comments on the U.S. Energy Department’s request for information (RFI) on a possible stand-alone management contract for the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in South Carolina are now due by 3 p.m. ET Jan. 29. The DOE Office of Environmental Management announced the one-week extension for market research comments in a Tuesday notice on a […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Senator Questions Potential Reduction in NRC Spent-Fuel Storage Inspections

    One senator on Wednesday questioned the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s consideration of cutting back on inspections of spent fuel storage facilities at the nation’s nuclear power plants. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) raised the issue during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee featuring testimony from two senior NRC officials. “When we have […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Entergy Sues Feds Again Over Spent Fuel Storage Costs

    The Louisiana branch of power company Entergy this week filed another lawsuit seeking to recoup ongoing expenses incurred due to the federal government’s breach of its legal mandate to remove spent fuel from the River Bend Station nuclear power plant. This is the third such lawsuit filed by Entergy Louisiana and its predecessor, Entergy Gulf […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC Cites Two Violations at Westinghouse Fuel Plant

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week cited a Westinghouse fuel facility in South Carolina with two violations of federal nuclear rules, but details were scarce this week. The two Severity Level IV violations were identified in an inspection of the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) from Nov. 18-21, 2019, according to a Jan. 10 […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    EPA Honors Energy Department for Fernald Cleanup

    The U.S. Energy Department’s Fernald Preserve in Ohio, a former Superfund site, has been honored for reuse by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “The Fernald site has come full circle with restoration, creating one of the largest man-made wetlands in Ohio,” said DOE’s Office of Legacy Management Deputy Manager Peter O’Konski, during a November […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Publication Notice

    Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will not be published Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Look for the next issue in your inbox on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

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