Vol. 2, No. 36 Dearholt Lands Job Interview to Head Environmental Management Office
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Cleanup & Remediation
Senators Want DOE IG to Assess Hanford Safety Environment
The U.S. senators from Washington state are calling on the Department of Energy’s inspector general to assess the safety environment at the Hanford Site, including investigating its third-party administrator for workers’ compensation claims. The request comes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Two Executives Exiting Fluor
Fluor’s chief operating officer is retiring at the end of this month, followed by the company’s chief financial officer before the year is over, the Texas-based Department of Energy contractor announced Wednesday. COO Peter Oosterveer has been with… 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
Nuclear Industry Group Calls on D.C. to Advance Waste Disposal
President Donald Trump, the Department of Energy, and Congress must take steps to advance the program to find a final resting place for the United States’ massive holdings of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste, the U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
House Passes $578 Billion FY17 Defense Appropriations Bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $577.9 billion bill for funding the Defense Department in fiscal 2017, which began last October. The Pentagon and all other federal agencies have operated under two separate continuing resolutions in this budget… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
Nuclear Posture Review to Outline Response Options to Russian INF Breach
The vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed Wednesday that Russia has deployed a land-based cruise missile in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and that the Pentagon’s upcoming Nuclear Posture Review will cover… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
New Legislation Targets LRSO Funding
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would limit funding for the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear cruise missile, a controversial weapon intended to replace the aging air-launched cruise missile. Democrats in Congress say the missile,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy’s Life-Extended Nuclear Missile Achieves Milestone
The U.S. Navy loaded the first two life-extended Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles on an Ohio-class submarine last month, a service official said March 8. The event was a “significant milestone” for the nuclear-armed missile, said Adm. Bill Moran, vice chief… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]