Vol. 9, No. 33 Scaling is the next step for the advanced nuclear sector, panel says
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Sub maintenance, decommissioning delays cost billions, GAO finds
Submarine maintenance delays have cost the Navy $3.4 billion over the past decade and could add $3.1 billion more as it prepares to retire aging Los Angeles-class attack submarines, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds. In an analysis of attack… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Chair Nieh stands by proposed radiation protection standard changes
As the public comment period closed Monday for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) radiation standards rulemaking, NRC Chair Ho Nieh continues to back the agency’s move away from “as low as reasonably achievable,” or ALARA, in an op-ed. The rulemaking,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
After DOE cuts, HAB size would be more like other advisory panels
The Department of Energy’s recent decision to cut the size of the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) in Washington state by nearly half would bring the membership more in line with other nuclear cleanup site advisory panels, based on a review by Exchange Monitor. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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International
IAEA confirms Syria operated undeclared nuclear reactor with North Korean assistance
The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that Syria was constructing an undeclared nuclear reactor at Deir al-Zor under former President Bashar al-Assad, according to published reports. The U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a report viewed by some news… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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News & Analysis
County around Hanford Site added to state wildfire assistance program
Benton County, Wash., where the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site is located, is one of five counties in the state added this week to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s (D) wildfire emergency proclamation. The others are Columbia, Grant, Kittitas, and Whitman counties,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense & Military
Air Force, aerospace vet picked for AtkinsRéalis Canadian post
AtkinsRéalis has turned to a 32-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force with experience in the aerospace industry as a Canadian security vice president based in Ottawa. AtkinsRéalis said in an Aug. 26 press release it has appointed John Edelman as its vice president, Defence, Canada. In that role, Edelman will oversee the company’s […]
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News & Analysis
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