Vol. 10, No. 57

Budget & Policy

Review board cut down to 1 member

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, a small agency charged with peer research for Department of Energy management of high-level radioactive waste, is down to one board member after a round of White House dismissals. Board Chair Peter Swift is the sole member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) as of last […]
  • Budget & Policy

    House passes $831.5 billion fiscal ‘26 defense spending bill

    The House late on Thursday voted 221-209 to pass its $831.5 billion fiscal 2026 defense appropriations bill. The legislation was crafted by House appropriators before receiving full budget details from the Donald Trump administration and represents a flat spending level with fiscal 2025, although it aligns with the White House’s plan to factor in reconciliation […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Rolls-Royce SMR, ČEZ begin site work for Czech SMR

    Rolls-Royce SMR and ČEZ signed an early works agreement last week to initiate site work at the Temelin Nuclear Power Station in the Czech Republic. Rolls Royce SMR, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings, and ČEZ, a Czech utility, plan to deploy a small modular reactor at the Temelin site. Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Industry manager takes biz development role at EnergySolutions

    Dale Vines is starting a new job as vice president of business development at Utah-based EnergySolutions. Vines, started the new position this month, according to an update on his LinkedIn page. Vines for the past two years has been executive vice president of business development for Allied Power. An industry veteran, Vines has previously worked […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Newhouse receives death threats

    News outlets in Washington state reported recently Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), whose home district includes the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, has been advised to avoid public gatherings following a death threat. Threats have been made against Newhouse and his staff, according to various articles, including a July 17 report in the Spokane Spokesman-Review and […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Coming Up;

    Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: July: 22: Meeting: A meeting of the Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board, which will be livestreamed, is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Eastern Time from the  Center for African American History, Art and Culture, 120 York Street NE, Aiken, South […]

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