Vol. 11, No. 25 House Appropriations passes energy and water bill
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Budget & Policy
Newhouse defends $2.8B Hanford funding level in committee proposal
While the House Appropriations Committee proposes to spend less in fiscal 2027 for the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site than in fiscal 2026, or what was requested by the White House, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) said there is still enough to meet cleanup milestones. During a committee markup, Newhouse, the longtime incumbent who represents Washington’s […]
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Life Extension Programs
NNSA touts early FPU completion of W76-related project
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) completed the first production unit of the W76/Mk4B reentry body for the Navy’s submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, the agency said Wednesday. The first unit was produced nearly three months ahead of schedule, according to an email from NNSA. The Mk4B reentry body, developed in coordination with […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Credible nuclear development is contingent on a credible fuel strategy, panel says
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Desires of building new nuclear reactors at scale are anchored in a strong supply chain, with a key focus on uranium enrichment, a panel of nuclear experts told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday. During the hearing by the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Innovation and Safety, […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Hanford WTP turns 100,000 gallons of waste into glass form
The Department of Energy and its construction manager for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) said Tuesday the facility has now vitrified 100,000 gallons of liquid tank waste into a solid glass form. “Each gallon of immobilized waste brings us closer to a cleaner, safer environment and revitalized community,” Brian Hartman, WTP project director […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC completes X-Energy’s environmental review for Texas SMR project
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has found no significant impact in the environmental assessment of Dow and X-Energy’s construction permit application for their Texas small modular reactor (SMR) plant. NRC said on Monday the environmental assessment was completed ahead of schedule. It also determined an environmental assessment was sufficient for X-Energy’s Texas project than an […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NRC accepts NANO Nuclear’s university microreactor for review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted the NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS microreactor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Illinois for review on Tuesday. The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, NANO’s partner for the reactor deployment, submitted the application on March 31. The university’s engineering department is NANO’s partner for the […]
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Budget & Policy
GOP incumbents coast to primary wins in the land of Idaho National Lab
Republican incumbents easily won their party primaries Tuesday in Idaho, where the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is based. Longtime House Appropriations Committee member and INL backer Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) carried more than 63% of the GOP primary vote in Congressional District 2, with the rest of the votes being split between […]
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Budget & Policy
Paducah’s congressman has no trouble in GOP primary
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) the House of Representatives incumbent whose district includes the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site, easily won a Republican primary Tuesday night in Kentucky. Comer, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, won 88% of the vote in the GOP primary for Kentucky’s first congressional district, according to results […]