Vol. 11, No. 33 Waste Management told EM will change name
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Plutonium Pit Production
Savannah River gets Critical Decision 2/3 approved for training facility for pit production
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) greenlighted the start of full construction, or Critical Decision 2/3, for the High-Fidelity Training and Operations Center (HFTOC) at Savannah River Site. The HFTOC will function as a training facility, or a mock facility, for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility’s Main Processing Building, according to a Monday press […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Cleanup will not be driven out by power projects at EM, execs say
PHOENIX – The increased interest in using Department of Energy nuclear sites for new power generation does not mean the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) is putting cleanup on the backburner, EM officials said here Monday. Dutch Conrad of Mid-America Conversion Services kicked off the afternoon session by asking how Environmental Management can reassure […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Electric Boat president says multi-sub award still months away
The president of General Dynamics Electric Boat division on Wednesday said a multi-year contract to procure 15 nuclear-powered submarines is still months away while also providing an update on lowering shipyard attrition rates and the utility of outsourcing. The Navy has been negotiating the deal with General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on awards […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Centrus, Oklo to create joint venture to pursue nuclear fuel services
Centrus Energy and Oklo agreed on Monday to seek a joint venture focused on deconversion services for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) and advancing fuel-cycle technologies in Ohio. The nuclear fuel companies announced in a press release that the activities for this joint venture will take place at Centrus’ Piketon uranium enrichment facility site in Pike […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Amentum, RSI selected for U.S. Navy remediation contract
Amentum and RSI’s joint venture was awarded a contract for U.S. Navy demolition projects construction that could be worth nearly $1 billion. RSI Amentum Environmental Solutions’ demolition services under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract are expected to address environmental restoration tasks at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, according to Amentum’s Monday press […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Finland keynote speakers tout deep underground waste site
PHOENIX — A Finland nuclear regulatory company official kicked off the 52nd Waste Management Symposia here Monday saying Finland’s reliance on “high-level expertise” is a reason a deep underground repository for spent fuel is expected to open there. Construction of the project in southwestern Finland began more than two decades ago. And the facility should […]