Vol. 4, No. 47 Senate Panel Wants Cost Data on Oak Ridge Landfill
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Plutonium Pit Production
Dem Senators Ask NDAA Negotiators to Pinch Funds for Pit Production
Three U.S. senators — two Democratic presidential candidates and one of the party’s premier nuclear doves — urged House and Senate lawmakers negotiating the final version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to tightly limit future U.S. production… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
State Dept. Arms-Control Lead Leaves Trump Administration
Andrea Thompson, the State Department’s point person for nuclear arms control, has left her post after 15 months on the job, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced late last week. “Andrea Thompson is a dedicated public servant who brought over 25 years of military experience to her role at the [State Department],” Pompeo wrote Friday […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DOE Nuclear Energy Office Gets New Fuel Cycle Chief
A longtime manager at the Department of Energy has been selected to lead fuel cycle and supply chain activities at the Office of Nuclear Energy. “I am pleased to announce that I have selected Andrew Griffith to be the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fuel Cycle… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Procurement Office at DOE Cleanup Awards Legal Support Contract
A Colorado-based company has won a roughly $2.8 million litigation support contract for the U.S. Energy Department’s Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center. The Cincinnati-based procurement center for the DOE Office of Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
GD Electric Boat Breaks Ground on Columbia Sub Production Facility
General Dynamics Electric Boat broke ground on a new 200,000-square-foot facility on Sept. 13 that will be dedicated to building the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. Called the South Yard Assembly Building (SYAB), it will be on 7 acres of the company’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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International
Canada to Narrow Spent Fuel Disposal Site Options Within Months
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) anticipates within a matter of months further narrowing the number of locations being considered for a spent nuclear fuel disposal repository. “The NWMO is working to identify a single, preferred location… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]