Texas defends right to sue NRC over interim storage
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Decommissioning
Whitmer calls Palisades bailout miss a “temporary setback,” lauds restart efforts
The governor of Michigan on Monday applauded the state’s efforts in its ill-fated attempt to bring a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant back online with the help of a federal bailout. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) “brought together a coalition to develop a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Jacobs looks to expand role in ‘surging’ nuclear biz, including SMRs
Dallas-based Jacobs, long involved in both nuclear remediation and nuclear power, plans to tap into the market for new small reactors as a source of carbon-free electric generation, executives said Monday. “Nuclear most recently has been surging with regard to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
Masks back off at LANL as COVID transmission rates drop
The Los Alamos National Laboratory’s latest mask mandate lasted only three days, after which COVID-19 community transmission rates dropped below high, according to a lab memo. The New Mexico nuclear weapons laboratory let employees take the masks off Nov. 18… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Sterner promoted at BWXT
Suzy Sterner was promoted to senior vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at BWX Technologies, the company announced recently. Sterner, who joined BWX Technologies (BWXT) in 2019, was already leading the Lynchburg, Va., company’s communications and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Alleged MOX fraudster at SRS pays up
Wise Services paid about $300,000 to the federal government to settle allegations that the company billed the government for non-existent construction materials at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., the Justice Department said Monday. The Dayton, Ohio-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Idaho landfill space approved by state, feds
Two federal agencies and the state of Idaho signed off on expansion of a low-level radioactive waste landfill at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DOE and the Idaho Department of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
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