Vol. 9, No. 70 Senate logjam clears for nuke policy bill as leadership greenlights Tuesday evening vote
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Cleanup & Remediation
Parties in $45B contract battle make arguments in closed-door hearing with claims judge
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge held a closed-door hearing Friday but had yet to issue a decision in a legal fight over a potential $45-billion Department of Energy contract for emptying liquid waste tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state. In a Washington,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New EM head “humbled” to head nuclear cleanup
Candice Robertson, the new acting head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, lauded both her predecessor, William (Ike) White, and the employees of the $8-billion nuclear cleanup office in a Monday email to staff. “I am deeply honored… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Innovative wins $8.3M contract to handle workers comp at DOE Hanford Site
The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state has awarded an $8.3 million contract to California-based Innovative Claim Solutions to run the workers compensation processing program at the nuclear cleanup site. DOE procurement managers at Hanford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Kunkle takes over as new EM field boss at Los Alamos
Jessica Kunkle, a longtime hand around the Department of Energy’s weapons complex, started her new assignment overseeing the Los Alamos National Laboratory field office in New Mexico for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management. Kunkle, a 15-year-veteran of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Global nuclear weapons spending up 13%, led by U.S. defense budget, antis say
Global spending on nuclear weapons increased by 13% in 2023, according to the latest annual report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons group, reaching $91.4 billion that year with a world-leading $51.5 billion spent in the U.S. This 2023… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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