Vol. 4, No. 315

Contracts & Procurement

DOE Cleanup Office, Contractors Working Out End State Kinks

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management and the vendors that provide it with nuclear remediation services are reasonably satisfied with the “end state” approach to contracting — although some lingering issues remain. That… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Congressional Outlook Remains Bleak for Yucca Mountain Funding

    HENDERSON, Nev. — Congress appears set to again deny the Trump administration’s request to appropriate funding for licensing of a nuclear waste repository under Yucca Mountain, Nev., one issue observer said Tuesday. The Trump administration for fiscal 2020… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Savannah River Site Taking Early Precautions for Hurricane Dorian

    With uncertainty still surrounding the path of Hurricane Dorian, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site as of Tuesday was monitoring the storm but otherwise proceeding with normal operations. Dorian reached Category 5 status earlier this week, devastating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Decommissioning

    Colorado Parkway Project Hits Roadblock Over Rocky Flats Sample

    The city of Broomfield, Colo., said this week no contractor will likely be selected to build a new stretch of bypass near the old Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant until questions are addressed over a soil sample showing the presence of plutonium in the right of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    DNFSB Wants October Briefing on Y-12 Criticality Safety

    The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) hopes to receive a briefing in early October from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) regarding criticality safety at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. Board member Joyce Connery,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Lawmakers Urge NRC to Sustain Emergency Preparedness at Pilgrim

    Three members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation want the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep emergency preparedness and planning regulations in place for the retired Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Staff at the agency has already recommended that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Public Should Get More Time to Comment on NRC Waste Document

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects to give stakeholders more time to provide input on its draft regulatory basis for a potential rulemaking on disposal of Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste. “No extension yet, but one is likely,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

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