Vol. 6, No. 31 Transition Might Begin Soon at Savannah River National Lab
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Commercial Decommissioning
NY State Suing NRC to Halt Indian Point Plant License Transfer
The state of New York is suing the Nuclear Regulatory commission over their refusal to delay the sale of Indian Point Energy Center, according to a Friday legal filing. New York state attorney general Letitia James submitted the Friday petition to the D.C. circuit… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Approves Review Deadline Extension for Holtec Site Licensing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a petition to extend the review deadline for documents related to Holtec’s proposed interim storage site, according to a recent commission filing. The Commission on Friday released a memo approving the extension and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Sen. Portman Won’t Seek Re-election in 2022
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), an advocate for environmental cleanup at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site, said in a statement Monday he will not run for re-election in November 2022. “This doesn’t mean I’m leaving now – I still have two more years… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
Minimal Changes on Appropriations Committees That Touch DOE in 117th Congress
The energy and defense mix on the House Appropriations Committee, at least its leadership, will remain essentially unchanged in the 177th Congress, according to rosters released by Democrats and Republicans Monday. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Acting General Manager Named at DNFSB
James Biggins is now listed as the acting general manager of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, according to an organizational chart released late last week. Biggins has served as a special assistant to the chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Rad Scanning Crew Again to Rack Up Yardage in Sky Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
COVID-19 is not stopping Super Bowl 55, nor stopping the National Nuclear Security Administration’s annual sweep of background radiation levels at the site of the big game ahead of the coin toss. The semiautonomous Department of Energy nuclear weapons agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]