Vol. 5, No. 7 Brouillette to Trim DOE Policy Shop, Add New Nuke Security Adviser
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Cleanup & Remediation
AECOM to Close Sale of Government-Contracting Biz Within Days
International engineering and construction provider AECOM could complete the $2.4 billion sale of its government contracting division to a joint venture of two New York investment firms within days, a company official said Tuesday in Alexandria, Va. Eric Knox,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
No Request for Yucca Mountain in Next White House Budget: Experts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The White House does not plan to request any funding in fiscal 2021 for licensing the nuclear waste repository under Yucca Mountain, Nev., issue experts said at an industry conference here Tuesday. That would reverse the Trump administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Starts ‘Small’ Used-Fuel Reprocessing Effort
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy has begun a limited program to explore opportunities for recycling used nuclear fuel, a senior official said Tuesday. “We are starting a small effort to look at some of these options,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
New Mexico Lawmakers Call on DOE to ‘Suspend’ Order 140.1
New Mexico’s entire congressional delegation this month called on the Department of Energy to suspend a controversial order that the federal Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) says has curtailed its access to nuclear-weapon sites. The Energy Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Lockheed Martin Ends Strong 2019 On High Note
Lockheed Martin on Tuesday reported a strong close to its 2019 fiscal year with double-digit top and bottom line growth, and the company expects further gains in 2020. Net income in the fourth quarter jumped 15% to $1.5 billion, $5.29 earnings per share (EPS),… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Appeals Court Hears Arguments on $8.1M Award to Former Hanford Contractor Employee
The Washington state Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on a lower court’s $8.1 million award in 2017 to a former employee of Energy Department contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) at the Hanford Site. The support services vendor is asking Division… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Four Rivers Garners 67% of Potential Fee for Paducah Remediation
Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, the Jacobs-led deactivation and cleanup contractor at the Energy Department’s Paducah Site in Kentucky, earned 67% of its potential fee for work during fiscal 2019, or $6.97 million of a potential $10.38 million, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Energy Dept. Should Increase Underground Lab Research on Rad Waste Disposal, Panel Says
The Department of Energy should expand its use of underground research laboratories (URLs) for research on geologic disposal of nuclear waste, including establishing facilities in the United States, a federal panel of experts said in a report Tuesday. The Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]