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 the civil penalties for violating an authorization under Section 810 of the Atomic Energy Act. Congress […]
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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 were not spent on lobbying or other improper expenses. That’s the bottom line of […]
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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 Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center announced the deadline extension Tuesday on the FidBizOpps website. The […]
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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 issue its findings before the end of spring. However, staff is now separately gearing […]
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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 to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and provide assurances to the public that the proper protocols for […]
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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 power reactor inspection program to its decommissioning power reactor inspection program under […]