Vol. 5, No. 66 Future of Hanford Tank Contract Uncertain After GAO Dismisses Protests
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Cleanup & Remediation
Eight More COVID-19 Cases Reported Within Hanford Workforce
The number of coronavirus infections among employees who work for the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state continues to grow. Eight employees reported to management Monday they have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the DOE Hanford website… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
House Rules Committee Delays Debate on Appropriations Package With DOE Bill
The House Rules Committee on Monday delayed by one day writing rules of debate for a package of fiscal 2021 appropriations bills that includes funding for the Department of Energy. The committee is scheduled to take up H.R. 7617 at 11 a.m. today. That would keep… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
International Isotopes, NRC Schedule Meeting on Seattle Cesium Release
International Isotopes has agreed to a pre-decisional enforcement conference with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over apparent breaches of federal regulations and its license in connection with the May 2019 spill of cesium-137 at a hospital research building… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Life Extension Programs
NNSA Should Delay W80-4 First Production Unit or Justify Why it Won’t, GAO Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) should either delay by a year its promised delivery date for the proof-of-concept unit of the next-generation nuclear cruise-missile warhead, or justify why it won’t, according to the Government Accountability… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Energy Dept. Sticking With August Deadline for Savannah River Lab Bids
The Energy Department is so far rejecting requests to extend the Aug. 10 deadline for bids on the contract to operate the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina. Multiple potential bidders requested more time in question-and-answer documents published… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Approves Emergency Preparedness Exemptions for Three Mile Island Plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted 4-1 to approve an exemption for some emergency planning requirements for the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. The commissioners’ votes and comments were collected during the past couple weeks, and posted Monday to the NRC website. Commissioner Jeff Baran cast the sole vote against the exemption. […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Perma-Fix Picks New EVP
Perma-Fix Environmental Services said Monday it has promoted a longtime manager to the position of executive vice president of waste treatment operations. The Board of Directors for the Atlanta-based waste management company approved Richard Grondin’s appointment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]