Vol. 11, No. 39

Plutonium Pit Production

NNSA’s Williams expresses disappointment in SRPPF

Brandon Williams, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, said Wednesday the agency is rebidding the contract for Savannah River Site due to a “not acceptable” performance on the pit production program. “We are rebidding the contract because we agree with you that the timeline and the budget is not acceptable,” Williams said while testifying […]
  • Stockpile Stewardship

    Wright: ‘not a need for explosive testing,’ Williams says multidimensional problem

    WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday the United States need not resume explosive nuclear testing, though he and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) head Brandon Williams acknowledged the president could choose to do so for reasons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DOE executives field Senate Armed Services nuclear cleanup questions

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tim Walsh, the Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, told a Senate panel Wednesday that his office is serious about solidifying tank waste at the DOE’s Hanford State in Washington state. Walsh appeared before… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC commissioners offer differing views on fiscal 2027 staff budgeting

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid ongoing organizational changes at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), staffing concerns take precedence as the independent regulator works to license the next generation of nuclear reactors. During a Wednesday Senate Environment and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    Advanced reactors expected to meet future AI needs, Meta official says

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — As hyperscalers continue to prioritize speed to power, advanced reactors are seen as a long-term solution to powering artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, Meta’s Joel Kaplan said at a Tuesday forum. During the Nuclear Energy Institute’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Idaho makes first remote-handled TRU shipment to WIPP in years

    The Department of Energy said Tuesday the Idaho National Laboratory recently made its first shipment of remote-handled transuranic (TRU) waste to DOE’s underground disposal site in New Mexico for the first time since 2014. Workers from Amentum-led contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    AtkinsRéalis locks in 20-year EPC contract with First American Nuclear

    AtkinsRéalis has signed a 20-year agreement with First American Nuclear Company to become the engineering,  procurement and construction management provider for First American Nuclear’s small modular reactor deployments in North America. According to AtkinsRéalis’… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

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