Vol. 5, No. 49 Oak Ridge Contract Briefing Sparks Huge Virtual Turnout
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Parties Agree to Hold off on Emergency Drills
There will be no emergency management drills at the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina until early 2021, according to a recently posted weekly report on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s website. An Aug. 21 report from board inspectors to Christopher Roscetti, the board’s technical director, indicated that leaders of the respective […]
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Life Extension Programs
GBSD Program a Model for Acquisition Strategy That Lets U.S. Pace China on Weapons, STRATCOM Says
The Air Force’s program to acquire a new fleet of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, which fast became a one-horse race that Northrop Grumman won, is a model for the sort of procurement ethos that will help the U.S. acquire new weapons as fast as China, the commander of U.S. nuclear forces said Monday. “China can […]
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National Laboratories
Ex-LANL Physicist Gets 5 Years Probation, $75K Fine, for Lying About Chinese Ties
Turab Lookman, a former Los Alamos physicist, dodged a six-month prison sentence last week, when a federal judge sentenced him to five years probation and a fine for lying to federal investigators about his connection to China’s Thousand Talents program. With good behavior, Lookman’s probation might end sooner, according to the sentencing minute sheet filed […]
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Transuranic Waste
GAO Studies Due on WIPP, Defense Board, West Valley
The Government Accountability Office is tracking DOE’s progress on returning the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico to a pre-accident operations clip and plans a full report this year, an official with Congress’ investigative arm said recently. The report will be among the first comprehensive external looks at DOE’s efforts to transition its unique, […]