Vol. 4, No. 231 House Rules Committee to Sort Through 25 Nuke-Related NDAA Amendments
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Seeks Comments on PUREX Plant Fixes
The Department of Energy is taking public comment through Aug. 2 on a $218 million proposal, along with less-costly options, for minimizing health and environmental risks at the Plutonium Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Plant at the Hanford Site in Washington state. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Army Corps Readying RFP for Fort Belvoir Reactor Decommissioning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) expects around July 29 to issue the request for proposals for decommissioning of the long-retired SM-1 nuclear power reactor at Fort Belvoir, Va. The contract will feature both firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-incentive fee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Inspector General Continues Probe of Grant Money Use by Los Alamos Group
The Department of Energy inspector general has “potential concerns” about agency oversight of $500,000 in grant money awarded to a regional group that promotes economic development around the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. That is the assessment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Considers Canceling Spent Fuel Storage Security Rulemaking
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission might not move ahead with a potential rulemaking on security requirements for independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSI). The agency’s Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards has scheduled a meeting for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]