Vol. 1, No. 11

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Pantex Seals New Collective Bargaining Deal

Consolidated Nuclear Security said this week it has sealed a new collective bargaining agreement with Pantex Plant workers represented by the West Texas Building Trades and Construction Council. The new three-year deal was the result of several weeks of negotiations beginning on Jan. 6, according to the contractor. It went into effect as of Feb. […]
  • Transuranic Waste

    Feds, Washington Finalize Tweak to Hanford TRU Cleanup

    The Energy Department has received two more years to come up with a plan for sending transuranic waste stored at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., to New Mexico for permanent disposal, but the waste must still be shipped out by 2030, according to a recently formalized modification to the site’s master cleanup agreement. DOE, the […]

  • Plutonium Pit Production

    Swiss Plutonium Sent to SRS in January and February

    About 20 kilograms of plutonium were transported from Switzerland to the United States during the first two months of the year, according to a press release from the Swiss government. The press release, translated into English, does not state whether the material was sent to the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.; however, the U.S. […]

  • Defense & Military

    Air Force Taking Steps to Improve Airmen’s Nuclear Deterrence Readiness

    The Air Force is taking steps to strengthen nuclear deterrence education and experience for the younger generation of airmen, according to Gen. Robin Rand, head of Air Force Global Strike Command. Speaking Wednesday at a House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on the Air Force’s culture of deterrence, Rand said these efforts involve finding […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    SN3 Hangs Onto Environment Subcontract at Idaho

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Stoller Newport News Nuclear (SN3) subsidiary retained its work as the major subcontractor to Wastren Advantage on the environmental surveillance, education, and research contract at the Energy Department’s Idaho Operations Office, the company said Wednesday. The subcontract to Wastren Advantage, a major cleanup contractor across the DOE weapons complex, is worth up […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Officials Pleased Their States Left Out of GTCC Waste Recommendation

    Three state officials responded positively this week to news that sites in their respective jurisdictions were left off the Department of Energy’s site recommendation for the disposal of Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) waste and GTCC-like waste. Last week, DOE released its final environmental impact statement on disposal options for GTCC waste, recommending the Waste Isolation Pilot […]

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