Vol. 7, No. 53 One month of margin left on first Columbia ballistic missile submarine, Navy says
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Hanford tank side pretreatment receives mostly good marks from assessment office
Despite some concerns, a Department of Energy contractor at the Hanford Site in Washington state received good marks from an independent assessment of its pretreatment of radioactive wastes prior to vitrifying the waste into a more stable glass form. The DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
SNRS awards $100M of demo work at Savannah River, setting stage for pits
The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site prime in South Carolina has contracted a domestic affiliate of Toronto-based Aecon to handle $100-million worth of decommissioning to help pave the way for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility. In an… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
Entergy ‘optimistic’ about benefits of Inflation Reduction Act, nuclear tax credits
A senior official at Entergy Corp. said Wednesday that the energy company believes a sweeping federal legislation package passed over the summer that includes tax incentives for nuclear power plants could bring value to its stakeholders. Entergy is “optimistic”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Entergy nuclear business reports Q3 losses thanks to Palisades closure, segment ‘wind-down’
Entergy Corp., New Orleans, reported Wednesday losses in its nuclear power segment during the third quarter of 2022, which it attributed in part to the recent closure of a Michigan nuclear power plant, according to a press release. According to an earnings press… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]