Vol. 6, No. 47

Non-Proliferation

Huizenga Stepping Aside as NA-3; Taking Advisory Role at NNSA on Possible Iran Deal Return 

David Huizenga, the Department of Energy’s defense-nuclear do-it-all, is stepping aside as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s top career civil servant to become a senior advisor to the nuclear-weapons sub-agency’s administrator, initially focusing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    Amentum Buying PAE in Deal Valued at $1.9B, Barring Last-Minute Suitors

    Maryland-based Amentum, a major player in the Department of Energy’s weapons complex, announced in a Monday press release it is buying another federal contractor, Virginia-based PAE in a cash transaction valued at $1.9-billion. The acquisition, which includes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • National Laboratories

    Plaintiffs at Oak Ridge Lab Claim Non-Vax Options Could Still Protect Safety

    Lawyers representing a half-dozen employees at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine are expected Tuesday to argue in federal court that contractor UT-Battelle could rely on options other than… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Silent Majority Foundation Plans Anti-Vax Mandate Suit at Hanford

    A group called the Silent Majority Foundation is planning a class action lawsuit on behalf of workers at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state refusing to comply with a federal mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a Sunday… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Decommissioning

    Holtec Secures Low-Level Waste Tracking Exemption from NRC

    Low-level nuclear waste shipments from a Massachusetts nuclear plant being decommissioned by Holtec International won’t have to adhere to a 20-day tracking rule, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided last week. Although NRC’s regulations say that a company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • National Laboratories

    Ex-Sandian “Shamelessly” Shirked Responsibility in Fraud Case, Imperiling Sentencing Leniency, Government Says

    A former Sandia National Laboratories employee’s maneuvering for a lighter prison sentence has the government wondering whether the ex-Sandian should receive any sentencing leniency at all, according to a Friday court filing. Joshua Cordova has acted “shamelessly”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Time Running Short for Church Rock Public Comment Period

    The interested public has until the end of the week to submit its comments on a proposed cleanup plan for a former New Mexico uranium mine currently under Nuclear Regulatory Commission jurisdiction. Sunday is the deadline for public input on a proposed license… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Correction:

    An article in the Oct. 19 Weapons Complex Morning Briefing [“Despite COVID, Major Staff Loss Not Seen at SRS, Panel Told”] should have reported that Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) employs 5,500 people and 96% are now vaccinated.

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