Vol. 10, No. 72

Vitrification & Grout

Hanford Site gets until Oct. 15 to start making glass

The Department of Energy and Washington state have agreed to grant federal and contract managers a 75-day extension until Oct. 15 to start making glass from some of the less-radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site at Richland, Wash. The prior deadline was Aug. 1 and DOE officials announced this latest extension in a Monday […]
  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Final Senate David Wright NRC vote after deadline

    The full Senate voted Monday evening to limit debate on the renomination of David Wright to serve a new five-year term with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In a key procedural vote that concluded after 6 p.m. Eastern Time with an unofficial tally of 51-to-45, the Senate invoked cloture, or limited debate on the Wright nomination. […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Westinghouse, United Arab Emirates look to team up on AP1000 deployment

    Westinghouse and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore speeding up deployment of AP1000 reactors in the United States. Emirates Nuclear Energy Company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, signed the agreement with Westinghouse in Washington, D.C. on Friday July 25. Westinghouse said the MOU supports President Donald Trump’s goal […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    Naval operations chief nominee favors more submarine outsourcing

    Chief of Naval Operations nominee Adm. Daryl Caudle told a Senate confirmation hearing last week that  shipyard recruitment has to expand and that more outsourcing production is needed. The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from Caudle on July 24. “There’s more outsourcing opportunity that we need to do, even for our Virginia-class, the modular […]

  • National Laboratories

    ORNL, Atomic Canyon work on AI to streamline nuclear licensing

    The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and a privately-held artificial intelligence company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week to use AI to streamline licensing for new nuclear projects.  The agreement was signed with California-based Atomic Canyon at the Nuclear Opportunities Workshop held in Knoxville, Tenn. July 22-23. The MOU […]

  • Budget & Policy

    DOE selects CEO of energy security foundation

    The Department of Energy announced Monday that Rick Stockburger was appointed as chief executive officer of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI), FESI is the DOE’s first independent agency-related foundation, the press release said, and it aims to accelerate commercializing energy technology, including next-generator nuclear technology, and expand collaboration between the private and […]

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