Vol. 7, No. 68 Bipartisan votes in annual defense-spending debate save sea-launched nuke, boost pits by lots
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Contracts & Procurement
More NNSA contract scrutiny creeps into 2023 NDAA; forced Minuteman III test voted down
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted for more scrutiny of Department of Energy nuclear-weapon-site contracting and against a proposal to condition funding for the Secretary of Defense’s office on an intercontinental ballistic missile test. The votes were part of the committee’s debate of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the […]
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Budget & Policy
House committee’s NDAA would boosts Environmental Management office
The National Defense Authorization Act passed early Thursday morning by the House Armed Services Committee authorizes nearly $315 million more for the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons cleanup in 2023 than the White House originally requested. The bill, an annual must-pass piece of legislation that sets policy and spending limits for military and civilian defense […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Two-for-one: single bidder could take Portsmouth, Paducah follow-on contracts, DOE says
The Department of Energy says it is conceivable that one company or joint venture could win both multibillion-dollar contracts being sought at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio and the Paducah Site in Kentucky. In an online filing last week, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said such an outcome is not out of the question, provided […]
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Vitrification & Grout
Veolia dedicates new Geomelt vitrification unit at WCS
Veolia Nuclear Solutions Federal Services last week dedicated a new low-level radioactive waste vitrification facility at the Waste Control Specialists site in Andrews County, Texas, according to a release on LinkedIn. Veolia Nuclear Solutions Federal Services (VNS Federal Services), which is a Department of Energy contractor, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 15 for its new […]
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Decommissioning
Kewaunee sale to EnergySolutions final by end of June, company says
EnergySolutions planned to purchase a Wisconsin nuclear power plant by the end of the month, the company told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuesday. EnergySolutions received “all required regulatory approvals” for its purchase of Kewaunee Power Station, according to a letter to NRC dated Tuesday. The company and plant owner Dominion Energy were expected to finalize […]