Vol. 4, No. 59 Energy Secretary Advisory Board Briefed on ‘Staggering’ NNSA Hiring Goals
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Non-Proliferation
DOE Unveils Rule on Civil Penalties for Violators of Nuke-Tech Export Authorizations
The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday unveiled details of how it will levy civil penalties against anyone who violates a federal authorization to export nuclear technology to foreign countries. The proposed rule, posted in the Federal Register, does not establish… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Inspector General: DOE Could Seek Up to $300K Reimbursement from Los Alamos Group
A regional group meant to promote communities around the U.S. Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico could be forced to reimburse the U.S. government for up to $300,000 in federal grant money absent documents showing the funds… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Extends Comment Period on Decommissioning Draft RFP by 4 Days
The U.S. Energy Department is giving interested vendors four more days, until Tuesday, Oct. 8, to comment on a draft request for proposals on a nationwide deactivation, decommissioning, and removal services contract that could be worth $3 billion. The agency’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC Puts Very Low-Level Waste Scoping Study on Hold
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has suspended work on a study of potential regulatory updates for disposal of very low-level radioactive waste (VLLW) while it considers other approaches to the matter. As recently as March, the agency said it expected to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
New Jersey Forms Oversight Panel for Oyster Creek Decommissioning
New Jersey has established a panel of state officials to provide additional oversight of decommissioning at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday. The Oyster Creek Safety Advisory Panel “will enhance existing oversight… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Shifts Oversight of Retired Three Mile Island Reactor
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as of Tuesday has placed a new branch in charge of oversight of the recently retired reactor Unit 1 at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pa. Oversight has been transferred from the agency’s operating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]