Vol. 5, No. 52 Protest Period Expires Ensuring Navarro-led Team as Operator of Hanford Lab
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Extends Hanford Plateau, Site Services Transition Periods
The Department of Energy extended to January the transition periods for the support services and solid-waste cleanup contractors at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Transition periods for both the Leidos-led Hanford Mission Integration Solutions team and the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Cities Sue FirstEnergy After Ohio Legislature Fails to Repeal Nuclear Bailout Bill With Rate Hike
The cities of Cincinnati and Columbus are suing FirstEnergy Corp. and others in a last-ditch effort to keep fees associated with controversial House Bill 6 off ratepayer bills starting in January. In a suit filed in the court of common pleas in Franklin County,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Alaskan Native Firm Wins $15M Tech Support Contract for DOE Biz Center
An Alaska native corporation, Tuknik Government Services, won a $15-million Department of Energy contract for technical support work for the environmental business center in Cincinnati, Ohio. DOE’s Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Levin Introduces Bill Requiring NRC Inspectors at Decommissioning Plants
U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) has introduced that would require NRC inspectors to remain at decommissioning nuclear power plants until all spent fuel is transferred from pools to canisters. The proposed law, introduced Friday, is Levin’s response to “failures”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Longtime NNSA Nevada Field Office Manager Appears to Tweet About Cancer Treatment
Steven Lawrence, until this year the manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nevada Field Office, appeared to tweet Tuesday afternoon that he is receiving chemotherapy. As I sit in the infusion center getting chemo, my heart goes out to everyone… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Weather Closes Pantex, Labs, Prevents ICBM Test; Heavy Rain From Hurricane Possible at Oak Ridge
The barrage of winter weather in the Western U.S. closed down some nuclear weapons sites again on Tuesday, with the Pantex plant bracing for a third straight snow day for non-essential workers. Pantex canned the Wednesday day shift on account of snowy and icy conditions after doing the same on Monday and Tuesday, according to […]