Vol. 7, No. 51 DUF6 Ops restarting at Portsmouth; Paducah offline after June mishap
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Budget & Policy
As House debates defense bill, Biden admin repeats call to drop sea-launched nuclear cruise missile
Ahead of the House’s scheduled debate of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, the White House said it still does not want to build the sea-launched, nuclear-tipped cruise missile the bill would authorize. “The Administration strongly opposes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC to publish environmental review for Holtec CISF this week
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission planned to release this week its findings on the environmental safety of a proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico, the agency said Tuesday. NRC staff are “aiming for this week” to publish its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE ready to skip LEU processing in H Canyon de-inventory, speed process
The Department of Energy has approved its plan to speed up spent fuel removal from the L-Basin storage area at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. In a Monday press release, DOE announced approval of what it calls accelerated basin de-inventory ABD, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
South Carolina, DOE investigate spill at Savannah River Site
The Department of Energy and South Carolina are investigating a July 4 spill of contaminated water around H Canyon at the Savannah River Site, officials confirmed this week. There was a spill of low-level radiologically-contaminated water from a temporary above-ground… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
NNSA manager picked as next chief of staff for DOE cleanup office
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has selected a manager from the semi autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, Cathy Tullis, to be its next chief of staff effective July 17. Tullis, currently chief of staff for the associate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]