Vol. 9, No. 39 Fleischmann expects 2027 E&W to pass during lame duck session
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Budget & Policy
AI dominates much of Cleanup Workshop
ARLINGTON, Va. – Someone who mistakenly stumbled into the Department of Energy’s National Cleanup Workshop without an agenda might be excused for confusing it with a conference on artificial intelligence (AI). Many conversations from the podium and in the hallways here this week have focused to some extent on the potential and perils of AI. […]
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Budget & Policy
Dems seek answers on DOE’s Project Velocity changes at nuclear sites
Senate and House Democratic appropriators are seeking answers from Secretary of Energy Chris Wright over Project Velocity, a DOE effort to revise operating directives at national laboratories and nuclear security sites. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), ranking members of the Senate and House Energy and Water Development Appropriations subcommittees, said in […]
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Defense & Military
Design for ground support of Sentinel ‘has really turned the corner’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The ground support segment for the future LGM-35A intercontinental ballistic missile by Northrop Grumman “has really turned the corner,” U.S. Air Force Gen. Dale White, direct reporting portfolio manager for critical major weapon systems, told reporters here Monday. The Pentagon may undertake a re-certification of Sentinel for engineering and manufacturing development […]
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Contracts & Procurement
General Dynamics gets $194M contract for SLCM-N fire control work
The Navy awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $194.1 million contract modification to support development of the fire control subsystem for its nuclear-armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) program. The Sept. 3 award provides $194.1 million in engineering and technical support for the SLCM-N Fire Control Subsystem, according to the Pentagon’s contract announcement. Work is expected […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Removal of exclusivity of Yucca as the repository needed to facilitate innovation hubs, panelists say
ARLINGTON, Va. – Legislation challenges, particularly the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), could pose a potential roadblock to the full implementation of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, a Department of Energy official said. During Wednesday’s session at the National Cleanup Workshop, several panels discussed the early progress of the innovation campuses. Marla […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC wants to bring more clarity in GTCC disposal rulemaking, Marzano says
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working to continue navigating the management of Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste through recent rulemaking, Commissioner Matthew Marzano said Wednesday here. The NRC Commissioner opened up the third and final day of the Nuclear Cleanup Workshop with a keynote address focused on the agency in the […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Tennessee, TVA and UK to work together to accelerate fusion deployment
The state of Tennessee, the United Kingdom and the federally owned utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have agreed to work together on bringing commercial fusion energy online. According to the Monday announcement, the three entities will additionally collaborate to work on fusion supply chain needs, workforce development and a regulatory pathway that could scale the […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP prepares for six months offline in 2027
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., will spend about half of 2027 down for maintenance, DOE and contractor officials told the National Cleanup Workshop here Tuesday. WIPP will be essentially offline and not receiving waste for two three-month cycles during 2027, said Ken Harrawood, president and […]