Vol. 9, No. 39 NDAA advances on party lines with nuclear amendments attached
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
D.C. Circuit rejects Beyond Nuclear challenge to NRC renewal process
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit this week denied a challenge brought by Beyond Nuclear and the Sierra Club to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) process for reviewing reactor license renewals. “Petitioners argue that the commission did not adequately consider how aging components and climate change affect the risk of […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
DOE picks 278 projects for the Genesis Mission
WASHINGTON – As the Genesis Mission Summit kicked off here Wednesday, the Department of Energy announced its selection of 278 projects under the Genesis Mission request for applications (RFAs). The Genesis Mission, established through President Donald Trump’s November 2025 executive order, aims to bring use of artificial intelligence (AI) into DOE’s operations and real-life applications. […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Gil: NNSA to pursue mission-specific research under DOE’s Genesis initiative
WASHINGTON – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will pair shared artificial intelligence infrastructure with mission-focused research challenges under the Department of Energy’s Genesis initiative, according to DOE Undersecretary of Science Dario Gil. Gil, speaking to Exchange Monitor on the sidelines of Wednesday’s Genesis Mission summit in Washington, described NNSA as a “core element” of […]
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Non-Proliferation
NNSA removes last high-risk cesium-137 source from North Dakota
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has removed the last high-risk cesium-137 source from North Dakota, making it the 14th U.S. state or territory to eliminate high-risk quantities of the radioactive material. The Department of Energy’s semiautonomous agency announced the milestone Wednesday, describing it as part of its broader effort to reduce the risk that […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Environmental Management interested in reuse of SRS heavy water
The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch is requesting feedback from industry on potential reuse of roughly 530,000 gallons of heavy water stored at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) posted a request for information (RFI) July 21 in the Federal Register. “The purpose of this RFI is […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Feedback on 222-S lab draft due this month; final RFP possible in fall
July 30 is the deadline for interested parties to file comments for the Department of Energy’s draft request for proposals (RFP) for the 222-S Laboratory at the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash. The 70,000-square-foot facility, which recently turned 75, analyzes highly-radioactive samples from Hanford tank waste. It is currently run by Navarro-ATL under a $636-million […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Idaho, Wyoming nuclear regional tech hub gets $31M grant
The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a five-year, $31 million grant to an Idaho, Wyoming-based nuclear initiative this week. The Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor Tech Hub initiative led by the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium received the grant Monday. The consortium is made up of more than 45 organizations, including the Department of Energy’s […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Environmental group challenges NextEra, Dominion merger in Virginia over ‘incomplete application’
A Virginia-based environmental group claims Florida-based NextEra Energy’s merger with Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Energy is incomplete and seeks to challenge the acquisition. On Monday, Clean Virginia said in a press release the merger petition, as it is currently written, is incomplete and that the companies need to complete their application. It urged a Virginia state […]