Vol. 10, No. 60

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Former NNSA head joins Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Jill Hruby, the most recent administrator of the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, recently joined the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board, the organization announced last week. “I’m honored to join the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board at such a pivotal moment for nuclear affairs worldwide,” Hruby said in the […]
  • International

    Trilateral meeting set between Iran, China and Russia ahead of E3 nuclear meetup

    Iran will meet with China and Russia Tuesday to discuss its nuclear program and potential snapback sanctions, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday in a briefing. The meeting will come ahead of a meeting in Istanbul between Iran and France, Germany and the United Kingdom, or the E3 nations, on Friday. The E3 nations, […]

  • Recommissioning & Restarts

    Palisades takes key steps toward NRC restart approval

    Holtec’s Palisades Nuclear Plant is inching closer to potential restart as ​the Nuclear Regulatory Commission intends to approve six licensing actions this week for the Michigan plant.   In a July 17 notification of significant licensing action, NRC staff said it intends to green light key issues for plant restart. By July 24, staff will “issue […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Two nuclear vendors combine as RSI buys Sigma Science

    RSI EnTech, based in Oak Ridge, Tenn., has acquired Albuquerque-based Sigma Science, another well-known small contractor with the Department of Energy nuclear complex, the companies announced Friday.  RSI EnTech, which is part of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) Industrial or AIS, an Alaska Native corporation, did not disclose the value of the transaction in the […]

  • Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC to hold meetings on Three Mile Island’s potential restart

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings on July 31 and Aug. 6 to discuss the potential restart of Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly known as Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, in Middletown, Pa. The July 31 meeting will be held in-person at Capitol Union Building, on the Penn State Harrisburg campus, in […]

  • News & Analysis

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