Vol. 9, No. 122 NNSA head says Los Alamos lab growth has ‘about peaked’
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Plutonium Pit Production
During public meeting with NM locals, DOE bosses get earful on pits, WIPP, power lines
Top Department of Energy executives for the weapons complex Monday evening got an earful from a large and vocal crowd of New Mexico residents on everything from plutonium pit production to proposed new electric power lines near the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Also… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
White House supports NNSA funding but would veto DOE 2025 budget bill; floor vote this week
The Joe Biden (D) administration said Monday it would veto the House’s version of the Department of Energy’s 2025 budget, even though the President supports the bill’s added funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration. “The bill provides critical… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
NRC commissioners headed to Hill Tuesday for budget hearing
House lawmakers were set Tuesday to question the four members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about the agency’s latest budget request and about nuclear policy changes enacted this month. The House Energy and Commerce energy, climate and grid security was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Losing Hanford bidder says recent court decision bolsters case to disqualify winner
A joint venture that lost twice in a $45B Department of Energy competition at the Hanford Site in Washington state has presented a federal court with a legal ruling it hopes will disqualify the winner. AtkinsRéalis-led Hanford Tank Disposition Alliance (HTDA)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Massachusetts finalizes decision to block wastewater discharges from Pilgrim
Holtec International may not dump wastewater from the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant into Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts said last week. The final decision to deny Holtec a state permit modification for the wastewater discharges had been simmering… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus gets limited waiver to continue Russian uranium imports
About two months after the U.S. made it illegal in most cases to import Russian uranium, Centrus Energy Corp., Bethesda, Md., got a waiver to continue imports from the Federation in 2024 and 2025. The waiver, granted by the Department of Energy on July 18, allows… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Pentagon official says Sentinel program ‘100 thousand percent’ crucial to NATO’s deterrence policy
The Sentinel modernization program is not only “absolutely necessary” but “might not be sufficient” for Europe’s defense, a Department of Defense official said last week at a virtual discussion after the NATO summit in Washington. “We cannot afford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]