Vol. 6, No. 66

Life Extension Programs

W88 Alt 370 First Production Unit Complete; Production Run Possible in Early CY22

The National Nuclear Security Administration said Tuesday it completed the first production unit of a refurbished submarine-launched nuclear warhead, setting the stage for a mass-production run that could begin early next year and which will fit the weapon with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Decommissioning

    Draft ROD Says New Oak Ridge Landfill Could Cost $732M Over Time

    The Department of Energy this week publicly released its long-delayed draft Record of Decision for a proposed new landfill to handle low-level radioactive waste from building demolition at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The 350-page draft on the Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Hanson’s First Appearance in Congress as NRC Chair Scheduled for Wednesday

    Christopher Hanson was scheduled to testify Wednesday before a pair of House subcommittees about the Nuclear Regulatory’s 2022 budget request, power plant decommissioning and nuclear waste management. The joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    SRS Adds Shifts to Plutonium Dilute and Dispose Program at K-Area

    The Savannah River Site has been running a four-shift glove box operation at its main plutonium-disposal program in the site’s K-Area for a little more than a month now, a site spokesperson said Tuesday. The Aiken, S.C., site ratcheted up to four shifts from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DNFSB Chair, Acting Cleanup Boss Fear ‘Silver Tsunami’ at DOE

    There has been no big retirement spike among federal employees at the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office during the COVID-19 pandemic but officials who spoke at a virtual hearing Tuesday fear that could change.  The assessment was offered by William… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Decommissioning

    Decommissioning Company Fires Back at Watchdog’s Challenge to TMI Sale

    Another attempt by a nuclear watchdog to halt the sale of Three Mile Island “falls woefully short” of review guidelines set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the company in charge of the plant’s decommissioning said in a new filing. NRC should toss Three… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

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