Vol. 9, No. 66

Budget & Policy

At annual industry show, House appropriator says election may affect budget, Y-12, UPF come December

KNOXVILLE — Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told the Monitor here Tuesday that “regardless” of what happens election night Congress needs to get the budget done by Dec. 20. “It’s my hope that we can conference our appropriations bills with the Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
  • International

    Narrowly, a second Canadian municipality approves candidacy for spent-fuel repository

    Residents of South Bruce, Ontario, Canada, on Monday voted to become a potential host site of a deep geologic repository for nuclear waste. The difference between consenting to the repository and not came down to fewer than 100 votes, according to official results… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP envisions fewer shipments in fiscal 2025

    While the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Eddy County, N.M., received 490 shipments during fiscal 2024, DOE envisions a more modest 425 shipments during fiscal 2025, top managers said during a public meeting last week. For the short term… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    DOE pretreats 2,000 gallons at Hanford for test bed project

    The Department of Energy said Tuesday it has removed cesium and solids from about 2,000 gallons of radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site in Washington state in preparation in connection with the Test Bed Initiative demonstration project. In a news release,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Rocky Flats documentary opens in Denver

    A documentary film, the “Half-life of Memory — the hidden legacy of Rocky Flats, America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory,” opens in Denver soon. As part of the Denver Film Festival, the film by Jeff Gipe whose father worked at the plant, has showings set… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC legal department recommends new mission statement to comply with ADVANCE Act

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s in-house legal advisors this month recommended tweaking the agency’s mission statement to clarify that regulation does not unnecessarily limit beneficial civilian use of nuclear energy. Separately, NRC’s Office of the Executive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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