Cleanup Community Still Weighing Impact of Fluor Government Biz Sell-Off
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Life Extension Programs
New Nuke Capacitors Will Cost Up to $850M; Other Weapons Programs to Foot Bill
WASHINGTON —It will cost as much as $850 million to replace commercial capacitors unsuitable for use in two refurbished nuclear weapons, a senior National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) official told lawmakers here. For the B61-12 gravity bomb, an ongoing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Senators: Impeachment Inquiry Not Likely to Impact NDAA Negotiations
As Capitol Hill has been set abuzz with the news that House Democrats will open an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, negotiators for the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) said they believe the authorizing bill debate will remain… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
NRC Reorganizing Nuclear Material Safety Office
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in October plans to reorganize its Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), including combining two divisions. The reorganization will take effect on Oct. 13, officials said during a meeting Wednesday with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Still Slightly Behind Last Year’s Pace on Waste Shipments
The pace of transuranic waste shipments to the U.S. Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico picked up after a slow start to 2019, although it is still seven shipments behind the 2018 tempo as of the end of August. The underground salt mine… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
NRC Further Pushes Back Completion of Part 61 Rulemaking
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s timeline for completing its regulatory update on disposal of low-level radioactive waste has slid further to the right, though an agency official cautioned Wednesday the latest schedule remains tentative. During a meeting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]