Vol. 4, No. 56 Idaho DEQ Considers Fluor Permit Modification for Waste Repackaging
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Cleanup & Remediation
BWXT to Release 3Q Earnings Numbers
BWX Technologies is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings before the market opens Tuesday, with the quarterly conference call with Wall Street analysts scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Last time out, the Lynchburg, Va.-based government contractor posted $471 million in revenue for the second quarter, which was 7.4% above than the $439 million for the same […]
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Decommissioning
FirstEnergy Corp. Reports 3Q Earnings Turnaround
FirstEnergy Corp. on Monday reported $391 million in net income for the third quarter of 2019, after sustaining a $512 million loss in the same three months of 2018. That was good for $0.73 in earning per share, versus a $1.02 per-share loss a year ago, according to the Akron, Ohio, power company’s earnings release. […]
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Decommissioning
Calif. Judge Won’t Halt SONGS Used-Fuel Transfer
A California Superior Court judge ruled last week against a request by a watchdog organization to suspend the transfer of used reactor fuel into dry storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). In a motion filed with the court in October, El Cajon-based Citizens’ Oversight sought the temporary halt and authorization for discovery […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Still Faces Morale Troubles, Communications Challenges, Inspector General Says
The U.S. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) still suffers from flagging morale and could stand to improve communication between its staff and its politically appointed leadership, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inspector general wrote in an annual report on the board’s biggest challenges. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inspector general, which also serves that role for […]
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Defense & Military
Senate Confirms New STRATCOM Leader
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Navy Vice Adm. Charles Richard to become the next commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) secured consent for confirmation en bloc of all nominations to the armed forces, including Charles. Charles currently serves as Navy commander for Submarine Forces, Submarine Force Atlantic, and Allied […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River-Developed Rad Scanner Deployed at Second Port
A radiation detection system developed at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory went into service at the Port of New York and New Jersey this year, lab management contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) said Friday. The On-Dock Rail Straddle Carrier Portal Monitoring System is designed to detect radiation inside intermodal shipping containers: […]