Vol. 4, No. 144 House Appropriations Committee to Take Up DOE Funding Bill Next Week
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
House Panel Advances Energy Appropriations Bill With No Money For Yucca Mountain
Despite complaints from two senior Republicans, the House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee on Wednesday signed off on a new spending bill that would provide no money for licensing the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Billions in DOE Environmental Management Contracts Possible This Year
The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management could issue a half-dozen major contract awards, collectively worth up to $35 billion, by the end of 2019. The office’s ’s latest procurement schedule, dated May 10, outlines an ambitious schedule… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Northern Arizona University Researchers Cited Possible Contamination at Ohio School
Local authorities near the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site in southern Ohio say research by Northern Arizona University supports their concerns about radioactive contamination at a nearby middle school. There is “a reasonable degree of scientific certainty”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Non-Proliferation
International Isotopes Files Insurance Claim After Contamination Incident at University
International Isotopes on Wednesday confirmed its role in an accident two weeks ago that contaminated more than a dozen people with cesium-137 during the Department of Energy-funded removal of a blood-irradiation machine from a research facility at the University… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force Undersecretary to Become Acting Secretary Following Wilson’s Departure
The Pentagon announced May 15 that Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Donovan will become acting secretary effective June 1, following the resignation of current Secretary Heather Wilson. Donovan was widely expected to take over leadership of the service after Wilson… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]