Vol. 9, No. 36

Innovation & Infrastructure

NNSA launches classified cloud setup with Amazon to support digital modernization

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has launched a restricted data environment with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in what the agency says is the first “cloud” platform authorized across the enterprise to process classified nuclear weapons information. The cloud environment – a virtual space where resources are hosted by a third party and access over […]
  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    IWTU solidifies about 400K gallons of sodium-bearing waste at Idaho

    The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Idaho National Laboratory has solidified about 400,000 gallons of radioactive sodium-bearing waste, the Department of Energy said Tuesday. During the current processing run, crews have used the IWTU to treat 130,000 gallons of the liquid waste held at Idaho National Laboratory, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Urenco USA installs fifth cascade to uranium enrichment facility

    Urenco USA started operations of its fifth cascade of new uranium enrichment capacity at its National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, N.M., the company said Monday. The fifth cascade officially began to operate on June 22, which was ahead of schedule, Urenco USA said in a Monday press release. The company has already installed new cascades […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    New Mexico, DOE differ on combating Los Alamos chromium plume

    SANTA FE, N.M — State regulators and Department of Energy managers last week presented competing views on how to remedy a decades-old hexavalent chromium plume beneath and beyond the Los Alamos National Laboratory during a New Mexico Environment Department public meeting on ongoing efforts. The plume, linked to old power plant operations at Los Alamos […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    House appropriators add restrictions, reporting requirement to battleship

    The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions. The proposed restrictions would require a certification from the Navy Secretary on combat system maturity as well as reports seeking key details about ship development. During the […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Arizona utilities start conducting nuclear siting study

    Arizona Public Service and two other Arizona-based utilities have begun their preliminary siting study that would explore opportunities for additional nuclear power in Arizona. The study will use a phased screening methodology to narrow down locations in the state to a short list of possible sites and soon to the selection of a preferred site, […]

  • Decommissioning

    West Valley workers take down ventilation structure

    Crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York have torn down a ventilation system building and will prepare to dismantle the Fuel Receiving and Storage Facility, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said last week. The recently-demolished Replacement Ventilation Unit was only built in the mid-2010s after crews deactivated the shuttered […]

  • News & Analysis

    Publication notice

    Exchange Monitor Publications parent company Access Intelligence will be closed on Friday July 3 in observance of the Independence Day holiday, which falls on Saturday, July 4. As a result our weekly publications will post before close of business on Thursday July 3 and there will be no Weapons Complex Morning Briefing posted that day. […]

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