Vol. 5, No. 13 In face of Coronavirus, DOE to Curb ‘Non-Essential’ Travel
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National Laboratories
COVID-19 Exposure Confirmed at Livermore
Someone at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California was exposed to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that broke out in 2019, local media reported last week. A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employee exposed to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Considers Three-Year Schedule for Spent-Fuel Storage Inspections
A working group of staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recommended downshifting the standard schedule for inspections of spent reactor fuel storage pads from roughly every two years to three years. That was the No. 1 recommendation in the draft final… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
New Mexico Raises Concerns About Early Enviro Assessment of Used-Fuel Storage Site
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has raised a long list of concerns about a draft of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s environmental impact statement for a planned used nuclear fuel storage facility in the state. Even as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Industry Ready to Build Two Virginia-Class Subs in 2021, Naval Ops Chief Says
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday told senators on March 5 industry is ready for and able to build two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) in fiscal 2021, while the administration’s budget request funded only one. The Navy is under a Block V… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Anticipates 60-Day Transition for Paducah Support Contract
Prospective bidders for the Energy Department’s potential five-year, $250-million support services contract at the Paducah Site in Kentucky should plan for a 60-day transition from the incumbent. In 30 pages of answers to contractor questions, posted March 5… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Former Savannah River Employee Gets Another $267K in Discrimination Case
The liquid waste management contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina will pay more than $267,000 to a former employee in attorney’s fees, after already paying nearly $1.8 million in her discrimination lawsuit. Savannah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]