Vol. 9, No. 125 House says yes to Pantex funds, no to cutting warheads, pits, in energy and water bill debate
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
PanTeXas Deterrence announces key personnel as Pantex management transition begins
PanTeXas Deterrence announced four key personnel who will lead management of the Pantex Plant alongside Kelly Beierschmitt, president of the BWX Technologies-led venture, the parent announced Tuesday. The four other senior managers leading PanTeXas Deterrence are: Carl… 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
Waste disposal, or reprocessing, should be next after ADVANCE Act, lawmaker says
The federal government should create a new strategy for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from power plants or recycling it, a Democratic congresswoman said in a hearing Tuesday. “We have to find a storage solution for nuclear waste that does not abandon the communities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
NRC could finish Palisades reviews by next summer, chair tells lawmakers in hearing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission needs less than a year to finish regulatory approvals for restarting Michigan’s Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, the head of the agency said Tuesday. Plant owner Holtec International, Jupiter, Fla., “has submitted all… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
WRPS starts emptying another Hanford single-shell tank
An Amentum-led Department of Energy contractor at the Hanford Site in Washington state is starting to remove radioactive waste from single-shell Tank A-101 and transfer it to a newer double-shell tank, DOE said in a Tuesday press release. Removal began of the 325,000… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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National Laboratories
Plaintiff serves DOE Sandia in defamation case
A plaintiff who claims false statements by the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico led to the breakup of his marriage served legal papers on the government defendant, he told a federal court last week. After being warned by U.S.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]