Vol. 9, No. 95 House spending bill reflects nearly-complete construction of big projects
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Budget & Policy
Senate committee’s NDAA backs $7B for defense environmental; allows speedier cleanup at NNSA sites
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of a must-pass defense policy bill would again authorize more than $7 billion for the Department of Energy to carry out Defense Environmental Cleanup at nuclear weapons complex sites. Language in the nearly 1,200-page… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Plutonium pit production up slightly after shifting funds, appropriations bill report shows
Complex-wide plutonium modernization is up slightly, with Los Alamos plutonium funding shifting to operations from modernization, in the House’s first draft of the Department of Energy’s 2025 budget. The full House Appropriations Committee was to debate and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Senators ‘concerned’ about U.S. uranium enrichment capabilities, NDAA report shows
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to require the Department of Energy to pick two to four possible sites for a new domestic uranium enrichment facility for defense programs, according to a bill report published Monday. The report was appended to the panel’s version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the Senate […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
DOD to restructure Sentinel program; announces more delays, overruns for next nuclear ICBM
The Air Force’s next-generation nuclear-tipped, silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile will continue but will be drastically restructured amid further cost increases and schedule delays announced Monday by the Department of Defense. The new overall cost… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Budget & Policy
Nuclear Energy office’s waste account whacked in first draft of DOE’s 2025 budget bill
A subprogram responsible for consent-based siting of spent nuclear fuel from power plants would drop by more than half if a bill scheduled for a committee vote Tuesday becomes law. The Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) within the Department of Energy’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 market research for long-term consolidated interim storage site contract
The Department of Energy seeks industry input about a long-term contract to design, build, license and operate a federally owned interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel, according to a notice released last week. Responses to the request for information are… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Red-hot Hanford sizzles under triple-digit temperatures
Richland, Wash., where the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site is based, will see daytime highs above 100-degrees Fahrenheit this week, according to the National Weather Service. According to the forecast, the high Monday could hit 106 degrees followed by 110… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
NNSA to survey for aerial radiation in Milwaukee ahead of RNC this week
The National Nuclear Security Administration will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights July 9-11 over Milwaukee, Wis., to detect radiation threats during the Republican National Convention, the agency said in a press release. The Nuclear Energy Support Team’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
Iran elects new president that campaigned to restart nuke talks with the U.S.
In Iran’s election run-off Friday, Iran’s citizens voted in a candidate that promised in his campaign to negotiate with the U.S. and Europe on nuclear activities again, media outlets reported. Masoud Pezeshkian, a lawmaker and heart surgeon, defeated conservative… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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News & Analysis
CORRECTION
The story “Ecology posts demo permit for 2,000-gallon test bed, challenge possible” [Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, July 2] should have said DOE plans to transport the pretreated waste liquid waste out-of-state for grouting and disposal.