Vol. 9, No. 16 Missouri seeks law “mitigating” risks from legacy nuclear-weapons; forms special committee
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge won’t reinstate Iranian-born professor who allegedly gave Iranian student access to NNSA code
A federal judge last week did not reinstate an Iranian-born ex-professor to the University of Toledo in Ohio after the former faculty member sued the university on multiple counts of discrimination. Judge Jeffrey Helmick in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, western division, dismissed all of the plaintiff’s claims on Sept. […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
West Virginia House approves bill to become NRC agreement state
The West Virginia Senate this week was to take up a bill passed last week by the state House of Representatives that would let Charleston regulate nuclear materials in cooperation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The House approved the bipartisan bill on Sept. 30 by a vote of 73-18, with nine members not voting. Rep. […]
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Budget & Policy
Former federal appropriator who shaped DOE nuclear policy dies, reports say
Former Rep. David Hobson (R-Ohio), who as a leader of the House Appropriations Committee helped shape Department of Energy nuclear programs for nearly 20 years, died Sunday at 87, media reported this week. Ohio Gov. Mark DeWine (R) released a statement about Hobson’s death on Sunday. Hobson retired in 2008 after nine terms in the […]