Vol. 4, No. 43 Wash. State, DOE Begin Hanford Waste Talks
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Budget & Policy
SASC Chair Prepping ‘Skinny’ NDAA in Case Conference Bill Falters
The leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) plans to introduce a stripped-down version of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) next week as a last-ditch effort to push colleagues to reach consensus on a number of partisan issues while the conference bill flounders. “This is sincere, but this is only in […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
NNSA Could Check Dilute-and-Dispose Plan to Accommodate Pit Production, GAO Says
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) plans to produce intercontinental ballistic missile warhead cores starting in the next decade could delay plans to dilute and dispose of 34 metric tons of surplus weapon-usable plutonium, the Government Accountability Office reported Wednesday. There are two reasons why, according to the 39-page report, “Surplus Plutonium Disposition: NNSA’s […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECOM Offers Additional Detail on Sale of Government Service Unit
Both AECOM and the investment group planning to buy its government contracting business could call off the deal if it takes too long to complete, according to a recent financial filing. AECOM plans to sell its Management Services business to Maverick Purchaser Sub LLC, a joint venture formed by investment firms American Securities and Lindsay […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Boeing Defense Business Turns a Profit as 737 MAX Woes Weigh Down 3Q Earnings
Boeing on Wednesday reported big drops in sales and earnings in its third quarter as it continues to struggle with the grounding of its 737 MAX passenger plane, which it expects to return to service later this year. The safe return to service of the 737 MAX, which suffered two tragic crashes in the past year, […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Possible Contamination Sent Westinghouse Plant Workers to Hospital
Three workers at a Westinghouse plant in South Carolina were briefly hospitalized last week after reporting an “unusual taste in their mouths” while handling equipment contaminated with hydrofluoric acid. The incident occurred Oct. 14 at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility, according to an Oct. 16 event notification report submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Atkins Wins Extension to Ongoing Research for Hanford Waste Processing
Atkins Nuclear Secured Holdings has won a 13-month extension to its ongoing research contract for the U.S. Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state. The SNC-Lavalin Group subsidiary said Monday it is providing technology support testing for the Hanford Office of River Protection in preparation for vitrification of low-activity radioactive waste at the Waste Treatment […]