Vol. 4, No. 65

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

Stopping UPF Construction Would Cost Up To $950M, NNSA Says

Even a temporary pause on construction of the Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee could cost the federal government nearly $1 billion, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said this week in asking a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Parsons Completes Salt Waste Processor Design Testing at Savannah River

    Key testing has wrapped up for the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, bringing the $2.3 billion plant closer to its anticipated startup in the first quarter of 2020. Parsons, the U.S. Department of Energy contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    HAC-D Chair Visclosky Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2020

    House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) said Nov. 6 that he will not run for office again in 2020, ending a 35-year career in public office and opening up the chairmanship to new candidates should Democrats hold the majority after… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Centrus Paying Almost $30M Out of Pocket in New DOE Centrifuge Contract

    Centrus Energy said Tuesday it expects to pay nearly $30 million out of its own pocket to develop a new, made-with-American-parts uranium enrichment cascade for the Department of Energy. Centrus on Monday announced it had finalized a three-year, $115 million contract… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Firm in Line for DOE Sole-Source Contract on Hanford Tank Expertise

    The U.S. Energy Department said Monday it plans to retain a Richland, Wash., firm via a no-bid contract to provide technical expertise on treatment of nuclear tank waste at the Hanford Site. The agency’s Office of River Protection (ORP) plans to issue a sole-source… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Orano to Deploy First Next-Generation Rad Waste Transport Cask

    The U.S. branch of French nuclear company Orano said Wednesday it is preparing to deploy the first of its next-generation radioactive waste transport casks. Columbia, Md.-based Orano TN has manufactured the initial NUHOMS MP197HB, but still must assemble the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

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