Vol. 10, No. 22

Plutonium Pit Production

Los Alamos plutonium facility moves into 24/7 operations, DNFSB reports

Triad National Security, the prime contractor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, announced the beginning of phasing into 24/7 operations at the New Mexico lab’s plutonium facility, according to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report. The nuclear watchdog… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Chung becomes latest DOE nuclear cleanup exec to depart government

    Dae Chung, head of corporate services for the Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management, plans to retire at the end of the month. “Please join me in congratulating Dae Chung on 32+ years of distinguished federal service as he prepares… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Unarmed Minuteman III test launch scheduled for Wednesday morning

    Vanderberg Space Force Base announced that the U.S. military will test-launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Wednesday May 21. The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said it will launch the nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Los Alamos cleanup bosses talk staffing, fire safety

    There is good news and bad news to report on staffing, the head of the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup field office at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico told a federal advisory panel last week. “I am happy to report that no federal employees… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Westinghouse grows supply chain for its Bulgarian project

    Westinghouse has signed memorandums of understanding with seven Bulgarian suppliers that will support the two-unit AP1000 project at the Kozloduy nuclear site in Bulgaria with various products and services. The MOUs include cranes, electrical and industrial equipment,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Plutonium Pit Production

    Coming Up:

    Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: May:  21: Subcommittee hearing: The proposed fiscal 2026 budget for the Department of Energy is the subject of a hearing starting at 2:30 p.m. E.T. by the Senate Appropriations … SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

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