Vol. 31, No. 28

Plutonium Pit Production

House Spending Bill Would Blank W93 Warhead, Continue Plutonium Pit Investment

A 2021 spending bill up for debate today in the House Appropriations Committee would prohibit development of a proposed new nuclear warhead for the Navy while upping investments in infrastructure to produce new plutonium triggers — but not by as much as the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) wants. That is according to a detailed […]
  • Budget & Policy

    House Proposal Restores Funding for Major DOE Cleanup Jobs

    A trio of major Energy Department nuclear cleanup sites targeted for fiscal 2021 funding cuts by the White House would be restored at least to current levels in the House of Representatives, according to newly released details of a committee spending package. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    House Appropriators Not Impressed With DOE Nuclear Waste Plan

    The House Appropriations Committee on Sunday expressed skepticism about the Department of Energy’s approach to management of nuclear waste, even as it seems likely to approve the funding request for the upcoming budget year. In the fiscal 2021 energy and water… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    No Need to Transfer FUSRAP to Energy Dept., House Panel Says

    There remains no need to transfer management of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Department of Energy, the House Appropriations Committee said Sunday. The Trump administration proposed relocating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    About 60% of West Valley Workforce On-Site as COVID-19 Ramp-Up Continues

    The West Valley Demonstration Project in New York has entered the next phase of the Energy Department’s operational restart program after a period of reduced operations due to COVID-19, an agency spokesperson said by email Monday. Under Phase 2, which the upstate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Decommissioning

    Florida Agency Urges Conditions on Crystal River Decommissioning Contract

    The upcoming decommissioning of the Crystal River nuclear power plant needs more government oversight, some type of independent monitor, and better guarantees against cost overruns, a Florida government watchdog agency told the state Public Service Commission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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