Vol. 6, No. 72

Cleanup & Remediation

Cantwell Pushes Granholm on Hanford Funding

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) used a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday to question Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on why the Joe Biden administration’s $7.6-billion budget request for nuclear cleanup trims funding for the Hanford Site during fiscal 2022. The White House has proposed to split about $2.47 billion between Hanford’s two […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NM Interim Storage Letter Set to Hit Granholm’s Desk Soon, Heinrich Says

    New Mexico is planning to voice its displeasure with the Department of Energy over a proposed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in their state, a member of its Congressional delegation told the secretary of energy in a hearing Tuesday. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Ranking Strategic Forces Republican Roasts Acting SecNav Over Cancelling SLCM-N

    By suggesting that the Navy cancel a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile, the service’s acting secretary imperilled arms control negotiations and undercut President Joe Biden, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said during a hearing Tuesday. “Everybody at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • National Laboratories

    Savannah River Lab Handover to Battelle Group Expected Next Week

    The Department of Energy expects to hand over control of the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina early next week to Battelle Savannah River Alliance. The DOE is “working toward” Monday June 21, an agency spokesperson said by email Tuesday.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Very Low-Level Waste Regs Won’t Change, NRC Study Concludes

    There’s no need for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to change existing regulations surrounding disposal of very low-level nuclear waste, according to the results of a three-year agency scoping study published this month. The study, which began in 2018, was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    HASC Delays Full NDAA Markup Until September 1

    The House Armed Services Committee will hold its full committee mark-up for the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act on September 1, pushing back the annual process due to the delayed submission of the president’s budget request. The House Appropriations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Cherrywood Fire Contained at Nevada National Security Site

    Firefighters at the Nevada National Security Site have completely contained the Cherrywood Fire that started burning on May 17 and spread over 26,410 acres of the former test site, the site said Monday. The fire crossed into a contaminated area less than a week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

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