Vol. 11, No. 20 Senate E&W chair questions two-site plutonium pit solution
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Cleanup & Remediation
Eldercare for old facilities costing EM more nowadays, GAO says
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) has plenty of facilities that are more than a half-century old and, since fiscal 2020, the cost of upkeep has more than doubled to $950 million yearly, according to a government watchdog. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Final SRS, Hanford cleanups remain far into future
While the head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), Tim Walsh, has publicly expressed hopes of accelerating cleanup of Cold War and Manhattan Project sites, no speedup is reflected in a fiscal 2027 budget justification. The estimated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
USAF to modify two B-52s to carry F130 engines this year
The U.S. Air Force Commercial Engine Replacement Program for the Boeing B-52J recently passed a Critical Design Review, according to the service. The passage of review allows Boeing’s San Antonio, Texas, plant to modify two B-52Hs later this year to carry… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC accepts Radiant’s R-50 microreactor factory application for review
Radiant Nuclear’s application for its R-50 production facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. has been accepted for review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the company said Tuesday. El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiant’s Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Brookfield, The Nuclear Company’s new joint venture company to lead V.C. Summer project
Brookfield and Columbia, S.C.-based The Nuclear Company formed a new company to fulfill the role as project manager for the completion of Units 2 and 3 of Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant in Fairfield County, S.C. The company will combine Brookfield’s global assessment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Westinghouse brings in Poirier to lead global operating plants business
Westinghouse has hired Gaby Poirier to become the president of the company’s global operating plants business unit. Poirier comes from the global aluminum producer Alcoa, where he oversaw its Northern American operations and served as president of Alcoa Canada,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Bechtel, building trades group focus on nuclear training
Bechtel and an organized labor group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to revamp apprenticeship programs supporting nuclear power projects. Bechtel and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) announced the MOU in a Tuesday press release. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]