Vol. 6, No. 62 
More WIPP Shipments in Near Future, Permit Decision Expected in Early ’23
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Commercial Decommissioning
NRC Approves Long-Awaited Decommissioning Rule, Tosses Proposed Trust Fund Change
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission greenlit Wednesday a proposed rule aimed at streamlining the decommissioning process for nuclear power operators, the agency said in a statement. The newly-approved rule would implement “specific regulatory requirements” for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas Must Submit Argument Against ISP Spent Fuel Site by December, Court Says
Texas has until Dec. 13 to make opening arguments in its lawsuit against a recently-licensed commercial interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, according to a Wednesday filing in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It’s the first major movement in the suit since early October, when the court accepted Interim Storage Partners (ISP) as […]
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National Laboratories
Magistrate Judge Could Take Over Suit by ORNL Resisters
Magistrate Judge Could Take Over Suit by ORNL Resisters Although a federal judge in Tennessee turned down a preliminary injunction for vaccine holdouts at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and contractor UT-Battelle has asked that the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Eleven Test Positive at Hanford Site
Eleven employees at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state on Monday informed their bosses they have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an online advisory. The Leidos-led contractor, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, which acts… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Non-Proliferation
More Iran Talks After Thanksgiving; U.S. to Participate
The parties to the Iran nuclear deal that traded sanctions relief for constraints on Tehran’s fissile materials program were to gather in Vienna on Nov. 29 for a seventh round of talks about bringing the U.S. and the Islamic Republic back into the deal, diplomats from some of those countries said Wednesday. Ali Bagheri Kani […]
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Warhead & Weapons Development
Pentagon Says China May Have 1,000 Nuclear Warheads or More By 2030
The Pentagon expects China to have an arsenal of at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to a new report, with the U.S.’ top military official on Wednesday calling the pacing threat of Beijing a “really significant” challenge for the next 10 to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]