Vol. 4, No. 60 Northrop Stands Alone on GBSD After Air Force Cuts Funds for Boeing Contract
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Defense & Military
Lockheed Martin Plows Forward With Strong Third Quarter
Lockheed Martin on Tuesday posted strong third-quarter financial results driven by gains in three of its reporting segments and the company raised its earnings guidance for the year due to a tax benefit. Net income increased 9 percent to $1.6 billion, $5.66 earnings per share (EPS), from $1.5 billion ($5.14 EPS) a year ago, torching consensus […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Environmental Groups Ask Judge Again: Stop UPF Construction
Environmental groups whose lawsuit forced the U.S. Department of Energy to partially redo an environmental review of its Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) on Monday asked the federal judge who ordered the do-over to halt construction of the next-generation weapons-uranium hub. While she ordered the agency on Sept. 24 to incorporate federal earthquake hazard data into […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Local Mayor Supports Having One Manager for Hanford Site
One local mayor is throwing his support behind the Department of Energy’s recent move to consolidate operations at the Hanford Site in Washington state under one manager. “It’s the natural evolution of things,” Richland Mayor Bob Thompson said in a telephone interview. He spoke a week after Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced that Brian Vance […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
30-Day Extension Issued for Comments on Hanford 100-BC Area Cleanup
The U.S. Energy Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have extended the public comment period from 30 days to 60 days for the next stage of remediation of the 100-BC Area of the Hanford Site in Washington state. The agencies said in a Monday email announcement they are pushing back the comment deadline […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Texas, New Mexico Pueblo Nations Oppose Spent Fuel Storage
An organization representing 20 Pueblo nations in New Mexico and Texas has formally voiced its opposition to plans for temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel in the states. During a meeting last week, the All Pueblo Council of Governors adopted a resolution against federal licensing for construction and operations of the facilities planned by Holtec […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Mulls Terminating Special Nuclear Material Security Rulemaking
The members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are considering a staff recommendation to terminate a limited update to regulations on security of special nuclear material. “The staff conducted a preliminary cost and benefit analysis in which it has identified that the rulemaking is not cost justified,” Margaret Doane, NRC executive director for operations, wrote […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
EPA Approves Updated West Lake Landfill Emergency Response Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a revised emergency response plan for the radiologically contaminated area of the West Lake Landfill in Missouri. The Oct. 15 approval came after the agency in August rejected both the emergency response plan and the site management plan prepared by contractor Parsons on behalf of the “potentially responsible […]