Vol. 4, No. 52 Existing Tech Support Contractors Stay on for Now at Portsmouth-Paducah
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Plutonium Pit Production
Nevada Again Presses to Search for Evidence of DOE Environmental Corner Cutting in Plutonium Shipment
Nevada is pressing a federal judge for permission to resume a search for evidence that the U.S. Department of Energy skirted federal environmental law last year in shipping half a metric ton of weapon-usable plutonium to the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). On… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
No New Contaminated Soil Samples Found Yet Near Rocky Flats, Parkway Group Says
An organization planning a new toll road for the Denver metropolitan area, near the Rocky Flats Natural Wildlife Refuge, has detected no new plutonium contaminated soil samples since one was collected this spring. About 25 soil samples, taken since May, show plutonium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
Perma-Fix Seeking NRC License to Ship Treated Rad Waste to Italy
Perma-Fix Northwest on Monday applied for a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to export up to 10,000 kilograms of radioactive waste back to Italy after it has been treated in the United States. The incoming waste would be comprised of personal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Non-Proliferation
Latest New START Numbers Show Little Change in U.S., Russian Nuke Forces
The United States and Russia both remained in compliance with the New START nuclear arms-control treaty through Sept. 1, with each signatory making only minor changes across their strategic nuclear forces, the U.S. State Department reported in its latest update. Under… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Five U.S. Nuclear Power Plants to Close by End of 2025, EIA Says
Eight nuclear power plants have been retired since 2013 in the face of continued energy market pressure, with five more scheduled for shutdown over the next six years, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday. The latest early retirement was Exelon’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
NRC Taking Comments on Decommissioning Advisory Boards
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday asked states and Indian tribes to weigh in with their thoughts on best practices and operations for organizations intended to provide local guidance for decommissioning of nearby nuclear power plants. That input… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]