Vol. 7, No. 53 Contract extension, replacement parts among challenges for Hanford liquid waste, GAO reports
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Decommissioning
NRC green lights use of TMI-1 decom trust fund for spent fuel, site restoration
Constellation Energy can use funds set aside for decommissioning a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant to cover site management expenses after the plant is dismantled, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday. The NRC on June 8 allowed Constellation to dip… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP shipments running behind 2021 levels through May
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., received 12 shipments during May, according to the public website for the disposal site. The dozen shipments in May 2022 are eight fewer than the 20 recorded in May 2021. So far during… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos ending on-site COVID-19 testing
Los Alamos National Laboratory will end on-site COVID-19 testing in July and shift most of the responsibility for preventing the spread of the disease on site to employees, according to a memo from lab director Thomas Mason. “Although regional case rates are… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
House approps releases first draft of FY23 defense budget; SLCM-N out
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee was set to mark up the first draft of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2023 budget on Wednesday, and the bill contains no funding for the nuclear-tipped Sea Launched Cruise Missile, according to a summary the subcommittee released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
‘Vast majority’ of U.S. public open to spent fuel recycling, Huff says
The American public might be broadly receptive to recycling spent nuclear fuel, the Department of Energy’s recently confirmed assistant secretary for nuclear energy told a professional gathering Tuesday. “I really hope that we can kind of bring some attention… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford vaccine objectors file appeal with Ninth Circuit
Hanford workers in Washington State who unsuccessfully challenged the site’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in federal district court are taking their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A group of 317 federal and contractor employees at the Hanford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Idaho Citizen Advisory Board meeting called off
The planned meeting this week of the Department of Energy’s Idaho Citizens Advisory Board has been called off, according to a recent notice on the panel’s website. “Due to limited participation in our upcoming June [15] meeting and tour, DOE has decided it… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]