Vol. 7, No. 25

Transuranic Waste

Clock ticking on GAO investigation of WIPP contract protests

In a matter of weeks, the Government Accountability Office could rule on two protests against the Department of Energy’s decision to let a Bechtel National-led group run the agency’s only underground repository for defense-related transuranic waste. There are… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
  • Plutonium Pit Production

    SRS prime inks labor accord for future South Carolina pit plant

    The prime contractor at the Savannah River Site last week signed a project labor agreement with a consortium of 19 labor unions for construction of the larger of the National Nuclear Security Administration plutonium pit plants. The Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    DOE office of nuclear energy considering big HALEU buy as defense, civilian interests converge

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy is considering the purchase of up to 25 metric tons annually of high-assay low enriched uranium, the office said Thursday in a request that solicited both information about and sources of the material. The office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Contractors could plead to submitting false bills at Savannah River

    Two research contractors for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory could enter guilty pleas next week for allegedly submitting false bills to the federal agency for nearly a decade, according to filings in the U.S. District Court for South… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Decommissioning

    Most California voters support Diablo Canyon life extension, UC Berkeley poll finds

    The recent effort to keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant online enjoys bipartisan support among voters in the Golden State, according to a university poll published Friday. Among registered voters in California, 56% said that they support keeping… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here is an event related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week October 12: Meeting: The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for Oak Ridge holds a hybrid meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

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