Vol. 4, No. 249 Deal Near to Avoid Automatic Budget Cuts in FY20, Shelby Says
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Org Chart Issued for DOE Environmental Management
The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office on Friday posted its first new organizational chart since April 1, before the June departure of Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Anne Marie White. Following Anne White’s May resignation, reportedly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Feds Ordered to Pay Two Utilities $143M for Spent Fuel Storage Costs
A federal court has awarded two southern utilities over $143 million for the U.S. government’s continued failure to meet its legal obligation to remove used reactor fuel from their nuclear power facilities. The June 12 ruling from U.S. Court of Federal Claims… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
NRC Taking Public Comments on GTCC Waste Regulatory Update
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday opened the public comment period on a new finding that most Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste could be disposed of via near-surface facilities. Stakeholders have until Sept. 20 to submit comments… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Honeywell Earnings Tick Up in 2Q
Honeywell, the parent company of several Department of Energy site-management contractors, posted an annual increase in sales and profits in the second quarter, after accounting for businesses the company spun off in the last year. Net income rose to $1.5 billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Holtec Tops Two Competitors for TPBAR Transport Contract
Holtec International beat two competitors to take a roughly $4.8 million, firm-fixed-priced contract to design and build transportation equipment for tritium-producing burnable absorber rods, a spokesperson for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory said Friday. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Seeks Tweaks to State Permit for Waste Treatment Plant at Hanford
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Washington state Department of Ecology are taking public comments through Sept. 16 on a proposed change to the dangerous waste permit for the Hanford Site. If approved, the state permit modification would allow DOE to connect… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]