Vol. 7, No. 25 COVID, Ukraine provide subtext at Waste Management gathering
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Budget & Policy
EM No. 2 Shrader leaving cleanup office; Robertson to step in
Todd Shrader, second in command at the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management since 2019, is leaving the cleanup office for a clean energy job at the agency, according to an internal email sent Monday. Longtime DOE hand Candice Robertson will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Brookhaven deleted from nuclear cleanup sites; EM renews United Kingdom deal
PHOENIX— The Department of Energy’s $7.6 billion Office of Environmental Management is now responsible for only 15 cleanup sites, with the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York coming off the board. Meanwhile, DOE Environmental Management planned to sign… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Holtec expects NRC approval on CISF by second quarter this year; could be built by 2024
PHOENIX — Holtec International’s proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel could be greenlit by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the coming months, the company’s government services lead said at an industry conference Monday. NRC could… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Feds Must Lead Public Perception of Interim Storage, Westinghouse Exec Says
PHOENIX — The nuclear industry has done its fair share to convince the public that private spent-fuel depots are safe, and the federal governments must now step up to the plate, the head of Westinghouse’s environmental services division said Monday. “If [the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Almost all U.S. nuclear plants at top regs performance, NRC says
Nearly all of the commercial nuclear power reactors in the U.S. meet the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s highest regulatory standards, the agency said in a press release Monday. NRC has issued its 2021 performance reports to all 93 of the country’s operating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
MFFF contractor settles fraud case with feds
MOX Services, the contractor that was building the canceled plutonium facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, settled allegations of fraud with the government to the tune of $10 million, the Department of Justice announced Monday. The contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Impending Retirement Prompts NNSA Search for New Senior Project Management Exec for HQ
The National Nuclear Security Administration was recently searching for a new director for its office of enterprise project management, according to a want-ad posted on the federal government’s official recruiting website. According to the listing, the agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]