Vol. 7, No. 56 
DOE spent fuel chief Brinton charged with felony theft in Minnesota
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Decommissioning
Second attempt at DOE bailout for Palisades unlikely
After the Department of Energy snubbed a shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant for a federal bailout, the company in charge of the facility does may not throw its hat in the ring for the agency’s second round of awards. A spokesperson for Holtec International,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec doubles down on its interpretation of EPA discharge permit for Pilgrim plant
An official for the company dismantling a shuttered Massachusetts nuclear power plant defended its controversial interpretation of a federal pollutant discharge permit during a community meeting Monday evening. It is “very clear” that Holtec International’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford guards argue in 9th Circuit that federal district court got vax case wrong
The administration of President Joe Biden has yet to submit its legal response to a brief filed earlier this month in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over legality of a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for most workers at the Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
Construction costs of subcritical lab in Nevada inching up, IG says
The cost of the next subcritical nuclear testing facility in Nevada crept up a little, according to an audit report published Monday by the Department of Energy’s Inspector General. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) now projects a maximum combined… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]