Vol. 10, No. 19 NNSA requests proposals for AI data centers at Savannah River Site
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA awards BWXT subsidiary with depleted uranium capability in Tennessee
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has *awarded a BWX Technologies (BWXT) subsidiary with a contract for licensing, design and operation of High Purity Depleted Uranium production in Tennessee. BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, the subsidiary awarded the capability, will produce this form of uranium in Jonesborough, Tenn. at a manufacturing plant it establishes at its own […]
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Life Extension Programs
W80-4 life extension component diamond stamped at Y-12, NNSA says
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Y-12 National Security Complex announced the “diamond-stamping” of a secondary stage of a nuclear weapon through the W80-4 Life Extension Program, the agency announced Sept. 25. “Diamond-stamping,” as the release calls it, refers to marking a product as war-reserve quality, or reliable and safe to use in a nuclear […]
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Budget & Policy
Federal government shutting down, NNSA likely not affected
The federal government was set to shut down just past midnight Wednesday after the Senate failed to reach 60 votes on a stopgap bill to keep agencies open and funding flowing through Nov. 21. The upper chamber voted 55-45 on a Republican-led bill that needed a three-fifths majority to pass. Two Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
16 million tons of Moab tailings removed
The final 1 million tons of uranium mill tailings from a pile near the Colorado River at Moab, Utah has been removed, the Department of Energy said this week. In a Tuesday announcement, DOE said work crews for contractor North Wind Portage have successfully removed all 16 million tons of tailings and other contaminated material […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC grants Point Beach its second license renewal
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the operating licenses of units 1 and 2 of NextEra Energy’s Point Beach nuclear plant in Two Rivers, Wis. for 20 additional years. The renewed licenses for Point Beach’s Unit 1 will expire in October 2050 and the second unit in March 2053. This is the second time the Wisconsin […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DOE makes round 2 selections for its fuel line pilot program
The Department of Energy said Tuesday it has chosen four companies to participate in its pilot program to strengthen the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. According to DOE’s Tuesday press release, the winning companies are: Oklo, Santa Clara, Calif., to build and operate fuel fabrication facilities to support their Aurora and Pluto reactors. Terrestrial Energy, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE, landlord contractor break ground on new Hanford fire station
Construction of a new fire hall at the Hanford Site in Washington state gets underway in October and could be finished sometime in spring 2027, the Department of Energy said Tuesday. In a news release, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said the long-planned new fire station will have enough room, 22,000-square-feet, to sleep 12 firefighters […]