Vol. 4, No. 216 Senate to Vote on Nuke-Backing Defense Policy Bill Today
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NNSA, BWXT Subsidiary to Negotiate Contract for Uranium Metal Conversion
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Tuesday it intends to award BWX Technologies subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services a sole-source contract to purify highly enriched uranium and convert it into metal for nuclear weapons programs. The NNSA will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Parsons is Adequately Managing Savannah River Salt Waste Facility, DOE Evaluation Finds
Parsons has provided quality management at the Savannah River Site’s Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), with little need for improvement, according to a recent assessment from the U.S. Department of Energy. Agency officials further concluded the contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Goldfein: ‘The Time is Right’ to Rebuild Nuclear Workforce
As the Air Force and wider Defense Department work to address threats posed by peer competition and to fulfill the requirements of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the service must invest in a workforce that can build and deliver crucial capabilities to sustain… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Yucca Mountain County Opposes Key Measures of Senate Nuclear Waste Legislation
Leaders in the Nevada county where the federal government wants to build a nuclear waste repository on Wednesday criticized several key elements of legislation aimed at resolving the longstanding impasse over management of the radioactive material. “The Nye County… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Contractors Win Praise for Limiting Electronic Waste
Contractors at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state have won praise, for the third year in a row, for their efforts to limit the environmental impact of their computers and other electronic equipment. In 2018, over 95% of the electronics… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]