Vol. 11, No. 33 House full committee markup of fiscal 2027 energy and water bill Wednesday
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Plutonium Pit Production
Public rips NNSA pit plan as ‘retroactive rubber stamp’
SANTA FE, N.M. — Residents, advocates and technical experts said here last week that a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) environmental review on plutonium pit production understates risks to water resources, worker safety and communities along transport… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NextEra to buy Dominion Energy for nearly $67 billion
NextEra Energy said on Monday that it will purchase Dominion Energy for nearly $67 billion to combine two of the largest utilities in the United States. According to the companies’ joint press release, the transaction was unanimously approved by both the Dominion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
USAF to meet potential support equipment suppliers for B-52 CERP
As the Air Force prepares to modify two B-52H bombers later this year for the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), the bomber directorate’s contracting office will meet with contractors interested in supplying support equipment to install new engines. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP receives 55 TRU shipments in April, most since September
Shipments to the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) appear to be back in full swing, with the facility receiving 55 waste shipments in April. That’s the highest total since the 61 shipments of defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Non-Proliferation
Iran NPT exit could spur regional proliferation, scholar warns
An Iranian withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) could destabilize the Middle East nonproliferation regime and prompt regional states to reconsider their treaty commitments, Iran scholar Sina Azodi said Monday. Speaking at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Indiana sets out to become an NRC agreement state
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on May 15 it has received a bid from Indiana to become the 41st agreement state. An agreement state enters into a deal with the NRC to assume regulatory authority over particular radioactive materials and do inspections… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]