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… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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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,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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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… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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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… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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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,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]