Vol. 1, No. 59 House Kills Anti-Modernization, MOX-Closure Amendments to DOE Budget Bill
-
Plutonium Pit Production
SASC Leadership Wants MOX Cost Estimate From DOE by May 31
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants an update by May 31 on the Energy Department’s latest cost and schedule estimates for the multi billion-dollar Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) — which the White House wants to close down, despite the facility’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
-
Non-Proliferation
Report: International Nonproliferation Cooperation Has Improved
International cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation improved over the last year, largely due to the Iran nuclear deal, according to a May 17 report by the Council on Foreign Relations. Th Council of Councils (CoC) Report Card on International Cooperation evaluates… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
-
Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC to Downgrade Oyster Creek Safety Rating
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to downgrade the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station’s safety rating for the second year in a row, following another inspection violation at the New Jersey plant, which is owned by Exelon Corp. NRC’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
-
Commercial Decommissioning
Entergy Reaches $3M Tax Agreement With Vernon
Entergy, owner of the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, has reached a property tax agreement with Vernon, Vt., that will see the utility pay the town significantly less annually as the plant moves toward decommissioning. The agreement was reached… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
-
Non-Proliferation
Negotiations Continue for U.K. HEU Shipment to U.S.
Negotiations remain ongoing on the highly enriched uranium (HEU) shipment from the United Kingdom to the U.S. that was announced at the fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit earlier this year, according to a document published Tuesday from the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
-
Commercial Decommissioning
EnergySolutions Takes Over Lease at La Crosse for Decommissioning
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved on Tuesday the transfer of the license for the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor in Genoa, Wis., from the Dairyland Power Cooperative to EnergySolutions subsidiary LaCrosseSolutions LLC. The license transfer, which Dairyland… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
-
Budget & Policy
Notice to Subscribers: No Morning Briefing Monday, May 30
Dear readers, In observance of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, Exchange Monitor will not publish Weapons Complex Morning Briefing Monday. Your daily briefing from across the Department of Energy complex resumes Tuesday. Sincerely, The Exchange Monitor Editorial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]