Vol. 10, No. 16 New EM boss will find old infrastructure, other challenges, DNFSB says
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Energy Northwest selects team to build Cascade SMRs
Energy Northwest has selected a team made up of Kiewit Nuclear Solutions, Black and Veatch and Aecon to complete planning and construction of four small modular reactors at its proposed project near Richland, Wash. According to Energy Northwest’s Oct. 23 press release, the joint venture, called Cascade Nuclear Partners, will work collaboratively on the first […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
General Dynamics posts strong third quarter results on shipbuilding
General Dynamics (GD) last Friday reported strong third quarter financial results largely due to its Marine Systems segment, continuing a sturdy run of top and bottom-line gains all year. The shipbuilding segment, up 14% and 13% respectively on the top and bottom-lines, benefited from construction of the Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine and Virginia-class attack […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
ETEBA conference moves forward with refashioned agenda
Amid the government shutdown, the annual Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) conference in Knoxville, Tenn. will focus heavily on the industry players this year. ETEBA’s 26th Business Opportunities and Technical Conference kicks off Tuesday evening with a couple of sessions. The event at the Knoxville, Tenn. Convention Center runs through Thursday, Oct. 30. […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River staff, work not yet hit by shutdown: DOE
Liquid waste treatment, plutonium down-blending, and other work at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina have not yet been affected yet by the federal shutdown, according to a DOE spokesperson. Questions about potential impacts at the 310-square-mile site were initially sent to SRS offices near Aiken, S.C. before being directed […]
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Non-Proliferation
Former Secretary of Army to become NTI president
Christine Wormuth, most recently the Secretary of the Army, will be the Washington-based nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NTI) newest president and third chief executive officer effective Nov. 17, the organization announced last week. “NTI’s mission to reduce global nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats is more vital than ever,” Wormuth said in NTI’s release, adding […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Four Rivers could stick around at Paducah into 2028
The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office expects to extend by up to a year the Deactivation and Remediation contract held by Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. According to an online procurement notice from late June, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management expects to extend the contract period up to 12 […]