Vol. 7, No. 88 Sentinel ICBM is ‘real,” Northrop exec says after company produces first inert stages
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Congressional reps, DOE cleanup, energy bosses address conference
ARLINGTON, VA —The acting boss of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, a top manager from the agency’s Office of Nuclear Energy and key congressional representatives were to kick off the National Cleanup Workshop here Tuesday. The workshop is hosted annually by the Energy Communities Alliance in cooperation with DOE and the Energy […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Energy Northwest looking into tritium spike near Columbia Generating Station
An Energy Northwest official told a state board Tuesday that an investigation will be completed soon into spiked tritium levels in the groundwater near the Columbia Generating Station reactor north of Richland, Wash. Felicia Najera-Paxton of Energy Northwest gave a brief update to the Washington Energy Facility Evaluation Council — a permitting and watchdog board […]
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Budget & Policy
With Portman exit, Portsmouth Site will get freshman senator
At least one Department of Energy nuclear cleanup property, the Portsmouth Site, is assured of replacing a seasoned lawmaker in November’s midterm election, with Sen. Portman (R-Ohio) not seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) , the incumbent from Ohio’s 13th congressional district, is running against J.D. Vance, the GOP […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Spent fuel caucus co-founder Levin takes victory lap on interim storage funding award
A California congressman who has been a vocal proponent of a federal nuclear waste solution took some credit Tuesday for the Department of Energy’s recently-unveiled interim storage funding opportunity, according to a press release. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), who counts San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) among his constituents in California’s 49th congressional district, “helped […]