Vol. 5, No. 16

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Y-12 Records Second Coronavirus Infection

A second person has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge Tenn. The individual shared a work area with the first infected worker, the site said Monday. The second confirmed case at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Portsmouth Contractor Confirms Case of COVID-19

    The Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site in Pike County, Ohio, has a confirmed case of COVID-19, contractor Fluor-BWXT said on its website Friday afternoon. The environmental remediation vendor said it is following guidelines on controlling spread of the virus… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP Scaling Back Operations Due to COVID-19

    The Energy Department is temporarily ramping down operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., because of the COVID-19 crisis, a spokesperson said by email Monday. By Wednesday, the transuranic disposal facility will be down to essential… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    HASC Announces Fiscal 2021 NDAA Markup Delayed by Pandemic

    The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup will be delayed as the United States issues more guidelines to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said March 30 that the committee has… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Congressional Report Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks

    A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report update lays out how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the Navy’s shipbuilding programs and noted what action Congress has taken in the past to mitigate other events. The report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Nuclear Plants Can Seek Staffing Exemptions to Cover Operations During Pandemic

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowing nuclear power plants to request exemptions from some staffing requirements to help ensure continuity of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. “A sudden and potentially long-term reduction in available facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Urged to Extend Comment Periods for VLLW, Spent Fuel Storage Proceedings

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was urged Monday to extend consideration of updating its rules on disposal of very low-level radioactive waste (VLLW) in landfills until the COVID-19 crisis has passed, or to just end the proceeding altogether. Extending the comment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Pentagon Agrees to Improve Records on Recommendations for Nuke Enterprise Improvements

    The Pentagon has agreed to tidy up records of its responses to three Obama-era reviews of its nuclear infrastructure, personnel and programs, according to the unclassified version of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report from the fall. The three internal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    NNSA Drops International Isotopes Contracts After Seattle Cesium Spill

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) canceled or suspended contracts with International Isotopes after cesium-137 was accidentally released last year while the company was removing a blood irradiator under agency contract from a facility at the University… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Centerra Parent Company Reworks Its Debt

    Constellis, owner of Energy Department contractor Centerra Group, said Monday its lenders have approved an overhaul of the company’s debt package that should strengthen its balance sheet. The deal received consent from 100% of term loan and revolving lenders,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Correction

    An article in the March 26 Weapons Complex Morning Briefing should have said that Centrus Energy sells natural uranium to short-term traders and utilities, and that it returns uranium feed components to the Russian refining company TENEX. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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