Vol. 4, No. 50 Border Wall Debate Again Dimming Prospects for Permanent 2020 Budget
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Plutonium Pit Production
South Carolina Continues Fight for Plutonium Fines in Appeals Court
A federal judge did not recognize the Department of Energy’s legal obligation to pay millions of dollars in plutonium-related fines to South Carolina, or properly vet the state’s claim that the agency has the money to pay up, according to newly filed court papers. In appealing the ruling of the 2016 lawsuit in the Court […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DNFSB Still Seeking Data on Combustible Waste Drums at DOE Sites
The U.S. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) wants information from the Energy Department by mid-November on potentially flammable radioactive waste storage drums at sites other than the Idaho National Laboratory. To date, DOE has only partly provided the federal nuclear health-and-safety watchdog with requested information regarding its review of an April 2018 incident in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Foreign Affairs Dems Demand New START Briefing From State Dept.
The top foreign affairs Democrats in Congress asked the State Department for a briefing from the State Department about efforts to extend — or not extend — the New START arms control treaty that limits U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons. House Foreign Affairs Chair Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Leidos Posts Strong Sales And Earnings In Third Quarter; Lifts Guidance
Leidos on Tuesday reported strong increases in its top and bottom lines in the third quarter, driven by growth across its operating segments and receipt of a payment going back to the 2004 Olympics in Greece. The company also reported record bookings and backlog, tallying $5.2 billion in orders that were nearly double sales that drove […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Wildfires Dent Edison International Income in 3Q
Edison International on Tuesday reported lower third-quarter 2019 income for itself and subsidiary Southern California Edison, taking hits from increased costs for fighting wildfires linked to its power lines. Company-wide net income came in at $471 million, $1.36 per share, dropping from $513 million, $1.57 per share, in the same quarter of 2018. However, adjusted […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Massachusetts Seeks More Court Assistance on Pilgrim Plant Ownership Transfer
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has asked a federal appeals court to order a stay on the already-completed transfer of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses for the retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Monday’s action, plus two related measures by the federal regulator, should be frozen while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Lacks Clear Standards for Managing PILT Program, GAO Says
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said Tuesday the Department of Energy should provide better documentation of how it manages the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program for communities around nuclear facilities. The Energy Department handed out $23 million in PILT revenue to communities near a dozen nuclear laboratory and cleanup sites in fiscal 2017. […]