Vol. 6, No. 22 Cyber, Nukes, OCO are Big Boogeymen in Defense Budget, HAC-D Chair Says
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Cleanup & Remediation
Idaho Penalties Against DOE Hit $10M; COVID Could Reduce Total
The total civil penalties imposed by the state of Idaho against the Department of Energy for failing to treat sodium-bearing waste at the Idaho National Laboratory now exceeds $10 million, a state official said this week. As of March 31, the assessed penalty will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Chair Talks Autonomy, Trust Building at Industry Advanced Reactor Summit
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is independent from the Biden administration’s energy goals, but that shouldn’t “be an impediment to innovation and deployment,” the agency’s chairman said at an industry summit Tuesday. The NRC’s regulatory independence… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
FirstEnergy Wants to Keep Bailout Cash for Struggling Reactors
FirstEnergy Corp. told the Ohio state government the company should not have to refund $30 million collected from Ohio ratepayers under scandal-tainted legislation passed in 2019 to support two financially struggling nuclear reactors. FirstEnergy says it should… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
New Mexico Sets Comment Deadline on Shaft Work at WIPP
Anyone who wants to testify about or provide technical comments on the planned new utility shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant during a hearing scheduled for May 17 should let the New Mexico Environment Department know by May 3, the state agency said. Late… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Starts Market Research on Firms to Work With Tribal Panel on Radwaste Transport
The Department of Energy is gathering information on firms interested in providing support services to the Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee, an organization of 20 federally-recognized tribes touched by shipments of nuclear waste. The request… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
NRC Staff Opposes Minerals Company Appeal on WCS Interim Storage
Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. didn’t prove that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board erred when it rejected the company’s complaint about Waste Control Specialists’ proposed interim storage facility, so the NRC should let… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Nuke Plant Closures Will Hurt Climate Efforts, NEI Prez Says
The impending closures of four nuclear power plants across the country could “give away years of progress” in decarbonizing the U.S. energy sector, the head of the industry’s biggest trade group said Tuesday. “Our climate plans can’t work if we go backwards… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]