Vol. 5, No. 52 Transition to Hanford Central Plateau Contractor Starts Oct. 5
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Cleanup & Remediation
Smoke-filled Air Continues to Scramble Hanford Work Schedules
As if figuring out how to safely resume operations during a pandemic isn’t tough enough, the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state continues to tell many workers to stay home because of smoky air. Poor air quality from fires across Oregon and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Admin Slated for SASC Hearing Thursday With DOD, STRATCOM Heavyweights
The Senate Armed Services Committee is calling in the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and the undersecretary of defense in charge of nuclear weapons procurement for a very-late-in-the-season hearing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Plans for 8-Gallon Pilot of Non-HLW Outlined by DOE
The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management says 8 gallons of recycled wastewater from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina can be hauled to a Texas disposal facility with minimal risk. Shipping the waste from the SRS Defense Waste Processing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Senate Committee Advances Nominee for Nuke Council Staff Director Job
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved retired Army Gen. Lucas Polakowski to be assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, and staff director of the joint civil-military group that coordinates nuclear weapons acquisition. Polakowski… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
And Then There Were 3 at DNFSB
With Bruce Hamilton’s Sept. 12 resignation as chairman, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is back down to three members, two of them Democrats. The chairman unexpectedly resigned Aug. 31, apparently for family reasons, only weeks after he and the three… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
COVID-19 Response to Constrain Security Training at Nuke Plants Til 2021, NRC Official Says
Full security training for the nation’s commercial reactors probably won’t resume “until sometime next year,” said Shana Helton, acting deputy director for the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Helton… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]