Vol. 6, No. 58

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

U.S. Warhead Stockpile at 3,750, State, NNSA Say

There were 3,750 nuclear warheads in the U.S. stockpile as of Sept. 2020 the State Department and National Nuclear Security Administration said Tuesday, down more than 250 since the final year of the Barack Obama administration. State and the semi-autonomous Department of Energy nuclear weapons agency disclosed the count after Bonnie Jenkins, under secretary for […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    In Tennessee, EM Contracting Head Reflects on Adaptation of IDIQ for Site Management

    Under the end state contracting approach, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has embraced indefinite duration, indefinite quantity agreements to a greater extent, the acting head of contracting, Angela Watmore, told an industry gathering in Eastern Tennessee Wednesday. “We took a hard look at where we were in the cleanup portfolio” for the […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    DOE Completes Startup Testing for Liquid Disposal at Waste Treatment Plant

    Personnel at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site recently tested a drainage system that will funnel byproducts of liquid waste cleanup to an outbuilding from the Low Activity Waste Facility, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said Tuesday. The system includes large tanks and miles of pipes inside the Low-Activity Waste Facility — […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    Nominee for Air Force Procurement Post Praises Service’s Nuclear Acquisitions

    Many Air Force acquisition programs are “solid,” and “prudent,” the Biden administration’s nominee to lead those programs at the Pentagon told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday — “especially those which are currently modernizing the nation’s nuclear deterrent.” The declaration was part of Andrew Hunter’s advanced policy questions, which the former Pentagon hand and Hill […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Exelon Announces New Leadership for Energy Spin-Off Companies

    In a leadership shuffle last week Exelon Corp., Chicago, appointed leadership for a new offshoot company that would separate its power generation business — including nuclear — from its electric and gas sales and distribution businesses, the company said in a press release. Joseph Dominguez, who currently serves as CEO of Exelon subsidiary Commonwealth Edison, […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Over Half of NRC Employees Vaccinated, Agency Says

    A majority of staff at the nation’s top regulator for civilian nuclear power are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, an agency spokesperson said Tuesday. Roughly 65%, or around 1,859, of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2,860 employees have “certified that they are fully vaccinated,” a spokesperson told Weapons Complex Morning Briefing via email Tuesday.  Despite that statistic, […]

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