Vol. 8, No. 31 Washington state, feds agree on new Hanford cleanup milestones after years of talks
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Transuranic Waste
Big public hearing on WIPP permit this summer, if deadlock between state, DOE persists
If New Mexico and the Department of Energy do not soon resolve starkly different ideas about the long-term future of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the agencies may try to bridge the gap in a public hearing this summer. The public hearing, if necessary, would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Steelworkers seek labor deal extension for Portsmouth cleanup
United Steelworkers Local 1-689 members are still doing nuclear remediation at the Department of Energy Portsmouth Site in Ohio more than a month after their labor deal with Fluor BWXT Portsmouth expired, their union representative said Tuesday. Negotiations have… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
NNSA seeking tech for global system to flush out nuclear material smuggling
The National Nuclear Security Administration, in cooperation with U.S. partner nations, plans to establish an integrated global system to detect smuggled nuclear material before it can be used in acts of terrorism. The NNSA’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
NEI plans decommissioning conference next year
One of the nuclear industry’s main trade groups planned to host a new conference for nuclear power plant decommissioning companies, an executive with the group told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuesday in a public meeting. “We’re targeting January, February… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]