Vol. 4, No. 15 DOE Cleanup Chief Stresses Revamped Procurements
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Plutonium Pit Production
South Carolina Has No Clue on Plutonium Shipments to Pantex, Attorneys Says
The state of South Carolina has no better idea than anyone else outside the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) about whether the agency has yet shipped 500 kilograms of weapon-usable plutonium to the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, according to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Committee to Vote on DOE Nuclear Energy Nominee Thursday
The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday is scheduled to vote to approve, or not, four nominees for senior Department of Energy jobs, including the White House’s choice to lead the Office of Nuclear Energy. Along with Nuclear Energy office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Feds Detail Objections to Hanford Workers’ Comp Law
The U.S. Department of Justice has detailed its complaints about a new Washington state law that makes it easier for Hanford Site personnel to have their workers’ compensation claims approved. The Justice Department filed a motion for summary judgment late on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC Plans Spring Release for Draft Document on GTCC Waste Disposal
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the next couple months should issue a draft regulatory basis for a potential rulemaking on disposal of Greater-Than-Class C low-level radioactive waste, a senior official said Monday. “That’s probably our No. 1 priority right now,” according to John Tappert, director of the NRC’s Division of Decommissioning, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Twenty Hanford Cleanup Tours Scheduled for 2019
Registration opens at 9 a.m. March 19 for all of the Department of Energy’s 2019 environmental cleanup tours of the Hanford Site in Washington state. Twenty tours will be offered this year, with all bus seats expected to be claimed in a matter of hours. Registration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE Manager Promoted to Permanent Head of Regulatory, Policy Work
The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) last month promoted Betsy Connell to associate principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Regulatory and Policy Affairs, deleting the “acting” from her title. Connell has been running… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Canadian Utility Hopes for 2021 Govt. Decision on Waste Repository
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Canadian utility Ontario Power Generation hopes the government will in 2021 approve its plans for a deep geologic repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste from three nuclear power plants in the province. Approval from the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
NNSA HQ Winding Down Quick Job Search for Security Office Staff Chief
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is seeking a replacement for the recently retired chief of staff for the Defense Nuclear Security office: the part of the agency responsible for guarding nuclear-weapon sites and materials. The window to interview… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]