Vol. 2, No. 54

Budget & Policy

Senate Committee Approves Brouillette as Dept. Energy Secretary

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday approved Dan Brouillette to be deputy secretary of energy, sending the Texas insurance lobbyist’s nomination on to the full Senate for a vote that had not been scheduled at deadline for Weapons Complex Morning Briefing. Glad to see our Deputy Secretary nominee, Dan Brouillette, voted through […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Local Hanford Budget Meetings on for Wednesday

    Hanford’s annual cleanup budget priority meeting will be held Wednesday June 7 at the Richland Public Library. To register to watch via webinar go to June 7th on the Hanford event calendar. Public comment on fiscal 2019 needs will be accepted at HanfordPriorities2019@rl.gov… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Southern Nuclear Companies Lose Legal Case for Recovery of NRC fees

    The federal government does not have to return more than $4 million in Nuclear Regulatory Commission fees to Southern Co. subsidiaries Alabama Power and Georgia Power, a court of federal claims judge ruled Monday.. In granting summary judgement to the U.S. federal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Today’s Hearing on NRC Commissioners Postponed to Next Week

    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee delayed a nomination hearing for three proposed Nuclear Regulatory Commission commissioners to Tuesday, the panel announced Tuesday afternoon. The hearing had been scheduled for today. The committee did not say… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    No Reductions in Trump Budget to U.S. Funding for IAEA, CTBTO

    The United States’ contributions to international nuclear security and verification organizations would not be reduced under the White House’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal, despite significant proposed cuts to the overall State Department budget. A State Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Lawmakers, Air Force Secretary Clash on B-21 Secrecy

    Senate lawmakers on Tuesday challenged Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on the service’s secrecy on its B-21 program, which the secretary defended during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing. SASC chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) said it was “difficult to understand” why the Air Force is keeping all the B-21’s capabilities classified “under the veil […]

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