Vol. 4, No. 222

Cleanup & Remediation

Another Lawsuit Filed Over Portsmouth Site Contamination Claims

Two class-action lawsuits have now been filed against companies doing work at the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site in Ohio since a nearby middle school was closed due to the potential spread of radioactive contamination. On Friday, two individuals who have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
  • Decommissioning

    Holtec Seals Deal for Oyster Creek Plant

    Holtec International said Monday it has completed the acquisition of the retired Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey for decommissioning. The announcement was no surprise, after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last month approved the transfer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Commercial Decommissioning

    FirstEnergy Solutions Extends Deadline for Ohio Nuclear Bailout

    FirstEnergy Solutions said Monday it would reconsider closing two nuclear power plants if the Ohio legislature by July 17 passes a bill that would raise electricity rates in the state to provide financial assistance for those facilities and two coal-fired plants. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    ‘Violent Reaction’ Blew Open Furnace Containing Uranium at Y-12 Analytical Chemistry Building

    The door to a muffle furnace at the Y-12 National Security Complex’s Analytical Chemistry Facility “blew open” after a “violent reaction” in May, according to a Friday report from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB). A chemist working… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    New Mexico Appeals Court Expects Waste Volume Status Report Soon

    The New Mexico Court of Appeals expects a status report by July 31 on mediation between the parties in litigation over changes to the way the Department of Energy calculates the underground volume of transuranic material at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Spends $639 From Nuclear Waste Fund

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in May spent just $639 of its remaining balance from the federal fund for development, construction, and operation of a repository for the nation’s nuclear waste. “While there are no significant actions to report for the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

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