Vol. 8, No. 109 Feds not extending APTIM-led contract to build Oak Ridge mercury facility
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Air Force secretary says Sentinel nuclear missile program ‘struggling’
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says he is concerned about Northrop Grumman’s ability to develop the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile on time and that the program to replace the current Minuteman III fleet is “struggling.” Northrop’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Big nuclear policy reforms hit a ‘wall’ in House, Senator says
Nuclear policy reforms that hitched a ride on an annual must-past defense bill are in trouble in the House, the bill’s sponsor said Monday at a meeting of nuclear professionals. “[W]e’ve really hit a stumbling block if not just a whole wall in the House,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Waste disposal still No. 1 nuclear bugbear, Senator says
Nuclear-waste disposal is still nuclear energy’s biggest problem, the senior U.S. Senator from West Virginia told a gathering of nuclear professionals Monday in Washington. “The biggest hurdle we have right now? What the hell do we do with the waste?” Sen.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE watchdog finds no classified information leaked during 2022 NNSA meeting
There is no evidence that classified information was disclosed during an open, unclassified National Nuclear Security Administration at Department of Energy Headquarters’ Forrestal Building in September of last year, an agency watchdog report found. However,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWXT appoints former Marine Boorstein to manage Nuclear Operations Group
Naval nuclear reactor manufacturer BWX Technologies has appointed Mike Boorstein as the new general manager for its Nuclear Operations Group-Euclid manufacturing facility. In this role, Boorstein will be responsible for BWX’s daily operations at the site, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]