Vol. 9, No. 19 2023 was best post-shutdown year so far for WIPP
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford landlord lands only 35% of subjective fee due to fire system problems
The Department of Energy’s landlord contractor for the Hanford Site in Washington state, earned only 35% of its subjective fee during fiscal 2023 in part because of its failure to keep on top of fire suppression system maintenance, according to a scorecard released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NJ court to decide Friday if Holtec can countersue ex-employee for defamation
In a prelude to the main event a the nine-month old lawsuit against Holtec International, a state judge will hold oral arguments Friday about whether the company can sue an ex-employee for defamation. Kevin O’Rourke, former chief financial officer of the Jupiter,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE, NRC officials to testify about nuclear power in oversight hearing
Senior officials from the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission were scheduled to testify about nuclear power Thursday before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee. Headlining the list of three witnesses is Kathryn Huff, DOE’s assistant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
UCOR takes another snow day, modified schedules at lab, Y-12
Amentum-led United Cleanup Oak Ridge, which remediates the Department of Energy Site in Eastern Tennessee will continue to be closed Wednesday “due to inclement weather,” it said in a social media post. “Workers should not report to locations during this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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International
IAEA team gains access to sixth and final reactor at embattled Ukraine nuclear plant
After more than a year of trying, International Atomic Energy Agency teams experts on Monday were granted access to the sixth and final reactor hall at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. Situated on the frontlines of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the plant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]