Vol. 9, No. 18 Bechtel wins 92% of potential high-level waste fee for 2023 vit plant work
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Judges focus on future DOE contracts in arguments over Holtec interim storage license
Federal judges on Tuesday repeatedly questioned claims that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission illegally licensed Holtec International to store spent fuel under contract to the Department of Energy. The long-awaited oral arguments in U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Hawley says radiation compensation advocate will be SOTU guest
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a vocal advocate of renewing a compensation program for people sickened by radiation exposure stemming from the U.S. nuclear weapons production, plans to bring a local activist on the issue as his guest at the State of the Union address. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Budget & Policy
Down to two members, DNFSB still seeking quorum
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board continues without a quorum for its role as federal safety watchdog for Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities, and the current chair’s term expires this fall. Designed as a five-person panel, the Defense Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Reindustrialization & Redevelopment
Clarification
The story “NNSA seeking candidates to build clean-energy farm in Nevada” [Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, March 05, 2024] should have said that the NNSA seeks information from entities interested in using federal land for electricity generation.