Vol. 6, No. 39

Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Garamendi, Colleagues Again Pressing ICBM, Pit Debate as Part of NDAA; Stop Gap Budget Coming

Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) has proposed amending the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act to delay rollout of next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles and delete a requirement that the National Nuclear Security Administration produce 80 warhead cores annually by 2030. Garamendi filed the amendments to the annual must-pass defense-policy bill late last week. They are only two […]
  • Decommissioning

    In Final Ruling, CA Judge Scuttles Enviros’ Petition to Stop SONGS Decommissioning

    A state regulator didn’t violate environmental law when it signed off on the decommissioning of a California nuclear power plant, a judge ruled last week. In the ruling dated Sep. 13, Superior Court of California judge Mitchell Beckloff torpedoed the environmental watchdog Samuel Lawrence Foundation’s argument that the California Coastal Commission ignored its own regulations […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    North Wind Unit Wins Award to Stay On as Portsmouth Landlord Services Provider

    A North Wind Group company will continue to carry out the Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Services Contract work at the Department of Energy cleanup site in Ohio under a potential five-year, $135-million award announced late Friday. Idaho-based North Wind Dynamics was chosen as the bidder that would provide the best value to the government, DOE said […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    DOE Plans to Hire Firm for Emergency Response Support for TRU at SPRU

    The Department of Energy plans to hire a firm, Co-Physics., to provide emergency response support services for mixed transuranic waste storage at the Separations Process Research Unit in New York. The DOE Office of Environmental Management  Consolidated Business Center announced its intention to hire Co-Physics, which has provided radioactive materials support services in the Northeast […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    This Week

    Here are some events related to defense- and civilian-nuclear matters that the Exchange Monitor staff is tracking this week. September: 20: Meeting, House Rules Committee – National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022; continuing resolution to extend fiscal year 2021 budget into the 2022 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The meeting will stream […]

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