Vol. 5, No. 34 Another Hanford Site Employee Tests Positive for Virus
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Budget & Policy
GAO Asks If Cost-Savings Methods at Pantex/Y-12 Could Work at Other NNSA Sites
A day after the National Nuclear Security Administration announced it would not pick up the remaining options on the existing management deal for its Y-12 and Pantex sites, the Government Accountability Office urged the agency to study whether the outgoing contractor’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NRC Reviewing Centrus License Application to Produce 19.75% Enriched Uranium Fuel
Like death and taxes, the federal regulatory process continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as evidenced by Centrus Energy’s submission of a license application to enrich a 19.75% enriched uranium fuel. The Bethesda, Md.-based company is building a new 16-machine… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Centerra Withdraws Protest Stemming From SRS Security Procurement
Centerra Group, the incumbent provider of paramilitary security at the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, has withdrawn a Government Accountability Office (GAO) protest over procurement of a follow-on contract. Centerra filed the protest… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Armed Services Endorses Two DNFSB Nominations
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday reported out two nominations to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) via voice vote. The nominations of serving DNFSB member Joyce Connery and new nominee Thomas Summers now advance to the full Senate.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Environmental Coalition Sues NRC Seeking Role in Spent-Fuel Storage Licensing
A coalition of environmental organizations on Wednesday petitioned a federal appeals court to overturn a Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision against challenges to a proposed consolidated interim used nuclear fuel installation in New Mexico. On April 23, 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
Clarification
The story “Pentagon Would Get More Control of NNSA Budget Under Senate Committee’s NDAA,” (Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, June 24, 2020) should have included links and attribution to outside reporting about the Department of Energy’s internal budget… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]