Vol. 11, No. 33 Oklo possible recipient of Cold War-era plutonium for fuel
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force could transfer funds to ICBMs from other programs in 2027 HASC proposal
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink could gain the authority to transfer funds appropriated for non-ICBM programs to the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM and the existing Minuteman III, under the fiscal 2027 House Armed Services Committee (HASC) proposal by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.). The transfer authority would last from fiscal 2027 through fiscal 2030, […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
NRC begins accelerated review for Orano’s Project IKE uranium enrichment facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepted Orano USA’s Project IKE uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. for an accelerated review on May 21. NRC said in a press release it plans to complete its technical review of Orano’s construction permit application within 12 months. That evaluation will include a detailed safety and security analysis and […]
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Transuranic Waste
Committee wants DOE report on West Valley waste
As part of its Energy & Water funding bill advanced last week, the House Appropriations Committee wants the Department of Energy’s cleanup office to report within six months on what to do about certain radioactive waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project near Buffalo, N.Y. The bill passed out of House Appropriations would order DOE’s […]
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Budget & Policy
FUSRAP would get no new funds in 2027 under House Apps bill
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would receive no additional funding for cleaning up certain old nuclear sites during fiscal 2027, according to the Energy & Water Development bill advanced by the House Appropriations Committee last week. “This appropriation funds the cleanup of certain low-level radio active materials and mixed wastes located at sites contaminated […]
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Non-Proliferation
Merkley still concerned about “gold standard” nuclear agreement with Saudis
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) remains concerned that a prospective U.S.-Saudi Arabia 123 agreement may not include the “gold standard” nonproliferation provisions that bar uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing. “You know, I have raised this at every opportunity, and always the answer is opaque,” Merkley said in an interview. “But what my impression is, no […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Demolition rubble cleared away from Alpha-2 site at Oak Ridge
About 81 million pounds of rubble have been cleared away from the two-acre footprint of the former Alpha-2 building site at the Y-12 National Security Complex at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, the Department of Energy said Tuesday. That amounts to about 3,500 truckloads of debris being hauled away from the former uranium enrichment […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
VNSFS makes personnel hires for engineering and technology
Veolia Nuclear Solutions – Federal Services has made personnel changes in two high-level management positions aimed at improving its engineering and technology business lines, the company said on May 20. According to a Veolia Nuclear Solutions – Federal Services (VNSFS) spokesperson, the company has promoted its former Vice President of Technology Deployment Brett Campbell to […]