Vol. 4, No. 48 Jacobs Increases Revenue to $3.4B in Fourth Quarter
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
White House to Nominate NRC Commissioner to Full Term
The White House on Friday announced its intention to nominate David Wright to a full term on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wright has served on the commission since May 2018. He assumed a seat vacated by Commissioner Jeff Baran, which expires on June 30, 2020. Baran, a commissioner since 2014, last year was confirmed […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Colorado Soil Sampling Raises No Alarms on Rocky Flags Contamination So Far
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite one soil sample that showed an elevated level of radioactive contamination, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) thinks land near the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant poses no significant threat to people. “Our state experts and toxicologists do not believe there is any immediate threat to public […]
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Non-Proliferation
Energy Dept. Spent $8.6M on Seattle Cesium Contamination Cleanup in FY19
The U.S. Department of Energy spent $8.6 million during the last fiscal year on remediation of a cesium-137 spill at a hospital research facility in Seattle. Remediation is ongoing at the Research and Training Building for the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center, according to Al Stotts, a spokesman for DOE’s semiautonomous National Nuclear Security […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Additional B-21s Would Not Require Contract Renegotiation, Air Force Says
The U.S. Air Force is still sticking to its plan to build 100 B-21 Raider strategic bombers, but if it does need to procure more, it should be able to boost production without renegotiating the contract with Northrop Grumman, Air Force Materiel Command Chief Gen. Arnold Bunch told reporters recently. “We’ve got the contract structured […]