Vol. 9, No. 30

Budget & Policy

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham dead at 71

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee who oversees Savannah River Site in his state, died suddenly Saturday, Graham’s office said Sunday. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” Graham’s office said in a statement early […]
  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Concrete construction finished on SDU-11 at Savannah River, DOE says

    The liquid waste prime contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina has finished key construction stages for the latest jumbo-sized Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU), DOE said Thursday. The Savannah River Site (SRS) environmental prime Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) and its subcontractors have now installed 208 support columns, 25 wall […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    B-21 to have two pilots instead of one in pilot transition program

    The B-21 Raider will have two pilots instead of one pilot and a weapons systems officer (WSO), according to the Air Force, as the service creates a competitive pilot transition program for WSOs and combat systems officers (CSOs). The Air Force said in a July 9 press release the transition program would be for the […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC plans virtual public meetings on proposed rule changes

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning a series of virtual public meetings this week on proposed rule changes following the Advance Act and a 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump. On Monday July 13, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, NRC will hold a public hearing on its plan to update security requirements, according […]

  • News & Analysis

    Coming Up:

    Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  JULY  15: Meeting: House Cleanup Caucus event begins at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time in Rooms 2043 and 2044 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.  16: Meeting: The Paducah Site-Specific Advisory Board neets starting at 5:30 p.m. Central Time at […]

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