Vol. 8, No. 43 Court dismisses lawsuit over Hanford liquid-waste award; details still sealed
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Life Extension Programs
House strategic forces markup could again halt potential W76 retirement, limit Hruby’s travel until reports are in
Members of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee are proposing to withhold funding for retirement of the W76-2 warhead unless the military and National Nuclear Security Administration can prove there is no need for the lower-yield submarine-launched… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Senate committee to vote on Baran’s renomination to NRC: take two
After delaying the decision late last month, a Senate committee was scheduled Wednesday to decide whether to recommend Jeffrey Baran for another five years as a commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
New York lawmakers could soon return to Albany to ban Indian Point wastewater discharges
The New York state legislature could return to Albany for a special session, during which the body’s state Assembly could take up a bill passed by the state Senate that would ban discharge of irradiated water into the Hudson River. The local Albany Times Union… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ninth Circuit will rule on Hanford employees COVID suit without oral arguments
A panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said last week it need not hear oral arguments in order to make a ruling in a case involving the Department of Energy’s COVID-19 vaccination policy at the Hanford Site in Washington state. “The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex […]