Vol. 5, No. 46 DOE Looks to On-Site Disposal of Hanford Vitrified Low-Activity Waste
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Stockpile Stewardship
NNSA Could Be Ready for Underground Nuke Test in ‘Months,’ Pentagon Official Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could be ready to perform an underground nuclear-explosive test in a matter of months, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. “I’ve heard NNSA administrators and lab directors in the past talk about a very quick… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Armed Services Committee Releases FY ’21 NDAA Markup Schedule
The Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday it plans from June 8 to 10 to hold individual subcommittee markups and a full panel markup of the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the globe earlier this year,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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National Laboratories
Random COVID-19 Tests Mandatory at LANL
Random tests for COVID-19 infection are now mandatory for personnel reporting to work at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a recent note to personnel. Essentially, anyone on-site, including subcontractors,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Not Ready to Pinpoint Return to Full Los Alamos Cleanup
Bare-bones staffing for nuclear cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico won’t be lifted before May 31, a Department of Energy official said last week. The stay-at-home order from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) remains in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Shipments Dwindle in Opening Months of 2020
The Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico received 47 shipments of transuranic waste during the first four months of 2020. That is down from 83 for the same period in 2019, according to the Energy Department’s public database… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Continuing Return-to-Office Preparations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing preparations for bringing staff back to their offices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesman said Tuesday. Ninety-eight percent of the federal regulator’s personnel have been working remotely since March to help… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
Work Ramping Up at U.K.’s Sellafield Site After Pandemic Drawdown
The United Kingdom’s Sellafield nuclear site is resuming some cleanup operations and ramping up the number of on-site personnel, after two months of COVID-19 precautions. Site operator Sellafield Ltd. in late March reducing staffing inside the fence from over… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]