Vol. 10, No. 29

Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC Commissioner Hanson terminated by President Trump

Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher Hanson was fired late Friday by President Donald Trump, according to Hanson’s Monday LinkedIn post. “Late on Friday, President Trump terminated my position with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission without cause, contrary to existing law and longstanding precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointees,” Hanson said.  A NRC spokesperson confirmed the […]
  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    SASC chair lambasts Trump Navy budget, reliance on reconciliation

    The Senate Armed Services chairman last week argued the White House Naval budget request shortchanges regular annual appropriations by wrongly assuming gaps will be filled via reconciliation. “I must say, I am deeply disappointed with the administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Navy,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said in his opening statement during […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Safety watchdog board needs a quorum: citizen groups

    The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), an umbrella organization of citizen groups active on nuclear weapons, cleanup and energy issues, wants the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board to have a quorum again. In a recent report, the alliance said Congress should protect the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), which is down to two members […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    BWXT selects new chief nuclear officer

    Kevin McCoy has been appointed as BWX Technologies’ newest chief nuclear officer, the Lynchburg, Va.-based nuclear fuel company announced Monday. McCoy, formerly the company’s Government Operations president since 2022, will be responsible for supporting the Department of Defense and Navy in accelerating Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine production. As McCoy steps into his new role, Joseph […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Correction:

    An article in the June 16 Weapons Complex Morning Briefing [Triso-X targeting December 2027 for startup of Oak Ridge plant] should have said Triso-X is developing a fuel fabrication facility.  

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