Vol. 9, No. 30

Decommissioning

Corps takes down old Fort Belvoir reactor in Virginia

The Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced it has finished decommissioning and tearing down the 1950s era nuclear power reactor at Fort Belvoir, Va. In a Sept. 10 news release, the Corps said it has finished dismantling the SM-1… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
  • National Laboratories

    GAO: NNSA recovered $1.4B in indirect costs from outside work in 2024

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recovered about $1.4 billion in indirect costs in fiscal 2024 from work it performed for outside partners, helping offset the costs of maintaining facilities and infrastructure, according to the Government Accountability… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Antares wins $161 million Pentagon award for nuclear spacecraft demonstration

    Torrance, Calif.-based Antares Nuclear was awarded $161 million by the U.S. Air Force last week to advance its nuclear reactor technology for space applications. The Air Force award to Antares represents the largest Department of Defense contract for space nuclear power so far, according to the company’s Sept. 11 press release.  Under the program, the […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    House Energy panel plans to look at DOE’s Nuclear Lifecycle centers

    The House Energy and Commerce Committee’’s Energy subcommittee plans a Tuesday hearing on the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses that would co-locate fuel cycle activities with advanced nuclear energy projects.  Announced Sept.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    NNSA removes high-risk cesium from Vermont

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has removed all high-risk cesium-137 from Vermont, making it the 15th U.S. state or territory declared free of high-risk quantities of the radioactive material. This follows a July operation in which a team from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Climate Policy & Regulation

    Paducah area experienced ‘quake-nado’ during August

    The area around the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site in Western Kentucky experienced a rare event last month that some headline writers dubbed a “quake-nado,” in which a tornado and an earthquake strike at the same time. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 2.5 magnitude earthquake centered in Massac, Ky., about eight miles from Paducah, […]

  • News & Analysis

    Coming Up:

    Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  September: 15: Workshop: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds its annual data science and artificial intelligence workshop starting at 9 a.m. E.T. at NRC headquarters in Rockville,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

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