Vol. 10, No. 16

Budget & Policy

Nuclear weapons complex plans for possible government shutdown

As the government funding deadline looms and the House is until Wednesday, government agencies, including the Department of Energy and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, are preparing for the possibility of a shutdown. If no eleventh-hour… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    New contractors prepare to take reins at Portsmouth, Paducah

    Two new Department of Energy contractor teams this week take over billions of dollars’ worth of work at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio and the Paducah Site in Kentucky. A new Amentum-led team will be in charge of remediation at Portsmouth while an AtkinsRéalis-led… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Headquarters needs to harness data on soil, landfill cleanup at EM sites, GAO says

    Top management for the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office should use available information to identify the scope and cost of remediating contaminated soil and legacy landfills, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said last week.  DOE’s Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

    X-energy Canada’s study confirms feasibility of a SMR in Alberta

    X-energy’s subsidiary in Canada completed a study confirming the feasibility of repurposing a thermal generation site in Alberta, Canada with Xe-100 small modular reactors. The feasibility study found “significant alignment between the province’s unique energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Chung takes industry post

    Dae Chung, a longtime senior federal manager who retired from the Department of Energy earlier this year, has accepted a post as executive vice president at HukariAscendent. According to its website, HukariAscendent is a technical consulting and engineering company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    LANL and NNSA complete tritium container treatment

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and its Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have completed treating four flanged tritium waste containers, according to a Sept. 26 press release by the New Mexico Environment Department. The Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Connecticut becomes the 40th NRC agreement state

    Connecticut has been granted certain authority to oversee radioactive materials, becoming the 40th Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreement state. NRC Chairman David Wright and Connecticut Gov. Edward “Ned” Lamont (D) signed the agreement Sept. 25. The final… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • News & Analysis

    Correction:

    An article in the Monday September 29 edition of Weapons Complex Morning Briefing should have reported the previous plan to address stranded transuranic waste at Waste Control Specialists in Texas set up a “DOE island” there prior to direct shipment to the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

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