Vol. 10, No. 48 House E&W subcommittee passes bill with NNSA increase, more cuts to nonproliferation
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Budget & Policy
Increases proposed for DOE NE, NRC in in House subcommittee bill
Nuclear energy spending would receive a boost in fiscal 2026 legislation laid out July 13 by the House Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water subcommittee. In the proposed House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
House panel proposal trims EM fiscal 26 funding to $7.7B
The House Appropriations’ Energy & Water subcommittee is proposing a $7.7-billion budget for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management in fiscal 2026. That is according to the July 13 House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ex-Hanford boss Vance returning to Framatome
Brian Vance, the Department of Energy’s former manager of nuclear cleanup at the Hanford Site in Washington state has reportedly accepted an executive position with the Framatome nuclear fuel plant in Richland, Wash. The Tri-City Herald reported Monday Vance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC accepts Clinch River application for review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently accepted for review the Tennessee Valley Authority’s construction permit application for the Clinch River nuclear site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. NRC told TVA in a July 9 letter it has completed the acceptance review for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Alvarez, former government official and nuclear watchdog, dies
Robert (Bob) Alvarez, a former Senate staffer, 1990s Department of Energy official and nuclear watchdog, died July 1 following a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease, according to published reports. The Institute for Policy Studies and the Bulletin of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]