Vol. 11, No. 64 DNFSB stayed busy during fiscal 2025, report says
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
New York pushes for 5,000 megawatts of new nuclear in energy future
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has upped the ante on previous plans and called for the state to build up to five gigawatts or 5,000 megawatts of new nuclear energy. Hochul announced the increased demand during her 2026 state of the state address on Jan. 13. Last summer, Hochul announced plans for New York […]
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International
IAEA: Chernobyl lost external power due to military activity, more attacks expected
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant lost all off-site power due to “widespread military activity” in Ukraine, United Nations nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on the social media platform X Tuesday. According to IAEA on X, several Ukrainian electrical substations as well as powerlines to other nuclear power plants were affected. Ukrainian […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE denies ditching ALARA
The Department of Energy last week denied it has done away with long-time radiation safety standards as reported by a Washington, D.C.-based publication earlier this month. In a Friday Jan. 16 email reply to Exchange Monitor, a DOE spokesperson denied an earlier report by Politico’s E&E News that Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was ending […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ex-NNSA, Army Corps boss appointed Legacy Management deputy director
The Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management has hired a longtime federal hand, Lara Beasley, to be its deputy director. Beasley comes to DOE Legacy Management from DOE’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Legacy Management office announced in a December press release. A native of the Chicago area, Beasley has worked with […]
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National Laboratories
SRNL taps Jackson to lead its new directorate
The Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina has hired Roderick Jackson as its associate laboratory director for the science, energy and innovation directorate. The science, energy and innovation directorate focuses on integrating fundamental research, energy reliability and innovation within a cohesive and mission-driven framework, according to a Jan. 14 press release. […]
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International
US, Slovakia sign nuclear power deal
The United States and Slovakia have entered into an intergovernmental agreement to bring new electric generation to the Slovakian civil nuclear program. The agreement, announced by the U.S. Department of Energy Jan. 16, includes the development of a new state-owned American 1,200-megawatt unit at the Jaslovské Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant. Bohunice has two operating pressurized […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Nuclear Deterrence Summit features Sen. Cramer, NNSA’s Williams, STRATCOM Commander
Exchange Monitor’s annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit will feature speeches from big nuclear weapons complex players, including National Nuclear Security Administration head Brandon Williams and the first public appearance by newly sworn-in U.S. Strategic Command commander Adm. Richard Correll. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) whose state houses silos for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missiles, will also speak. […]
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News & Analysis
Correction:
A Jan. 13 Weapons Complex Morning Briefing article on Professional Project Services (Pro2Serve), included a spelling error in the headline.