Vol. 8, No. 117 NRC sets October hearing on Kairos demonstration reactor in Oak Ridge
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos crews thin out woodland in Rendija Canyon
As a safeguard against wildfires, crews for the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico started to thin out the forest in certain areas of Rendija Canyon, lab officials announced last week. The Rendija Canyon Wildland Fire Fuels Reduction and Defensible Space Project, which should be finished in November, will create a […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Y-12 Fire Department at home in new station
Two decades after planning began, the fire department for the Y-12 National Security Complex has moved into its brand-new station, site officials said in a recent statement. Construction began in the spring of 2021 after 20 years of discussion and planning, according to a post on the site’s blog. When visiting the new Y-12 Fire […]
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International
Explosions nearing Europe’s largest nuclear plant as Ukraine war heats up
A series of explosions was heard near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in recent days, a team of International Atomic Energy Agency officials based at the facility have reported. The blasts point to a possible escalation of military activity in the area surrounding the nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
This week
Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 11: Conference: The two-day National Cleanup Workshop hosted by the Energy Communities Alliance kicks off at 8 a.m. Eastern Time at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. 11: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, all-hands public meeting. NRC […]