Vol. 6, No. 56

Warhead & Weapons Development

Uranium Processing Facility, NNSA Infrastructure, Get Boost in House NDAA; No B83 Funds

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved about $425 million in funding above the president’s request for nuclear-weapons infrastructure in fiscal year 2022 — money that corresponding appropriations bills would not yet allow the National Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Budget & Policy

    NNSA Will Have to Report on Benefits of Competitive M&O Contracts if House NDAA Becomes Law

    The National Nuclear Security Administration would have to report to Congress about the benefits of competitively awarding management and operations contracts for nuclear weapons sites by March 1, if the House’s version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Bill Banning Rad Waste Storage Clears Texas Senate

    The sponsors of a proposed bill banning the storage of high level nuclear waste in Texas, which passed the state Senate Wednesday, are using a parliamentary gambit to get the law on the books before the federal government can license a planned interim storage facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Take Cover Order Lifted Hours After Hanford Workers Smell Odors

    The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state lifted a take cover order about four hours after workers detected strange odors Wednesday morning in the 200 West Area of the cleanup complex. Crews investigating reports of odors near the Reduction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    State, DOE to Discuss Plans for New Waste Panels at WIPP

    A public meeting is set for 5 p.m. Mountain Time today as the New Mexico Environment Department reviews plans by the Department of Energy and its prime contractor for two new underground disposal panels at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. The Amentum-led… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Budget & Policy

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