Vol. 26, No. 45 
Masks back off at LANL as COVID transmission rates drop
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Contracts & Procurement
Jacobs caps profitable 2022; eyes ‘surging’ nuclear energy opportunities
Jacobs, the Dallas-based leader and member of various Department of Energy nuclear contractors, had a good fiscal 2022, with revenue and profit each rising for the year, the company reported Monday. In a call with investors shortly after the earnings report, Jacobs executives said they planned to ride a surge of interest in nuclear power, […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Defense board demands NNSA briefing on uranium processes, including those planned for UPF
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has suggestions for avoiding uranium-related fires once the Uranium Processing Facility in Tennessee starts up and wants the Department of Energy to explain what it’s doing to prevent them, according to a letter published this week. “The Board believes that Y-12 can improve the site’s safety posture by ensuring […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Many DOE sites have exposure to PFAS, agency says
Many sites within the Department of Energy’s weapons complex have at least some level of exposure to certain human-made chemicals drawing increasing attention from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a report released Tuesday. The DOE rolled out its “Initial Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances PFAS” at 53 properties, including sites run by […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Sterner promoted at BWXT
Suzy Sterner was promoted to senior vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at BWX Technologies, the company announced recently. Sterner, who joined BWX Technologies (BWXT) in 2019, was already leading the Lynchburg, Va., company’s communications and government relations operations at the time of her latest promotion, according to a BWXT LinkedIn post. She’ll now […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Alleged MOX fraudster at SRS pays up
Wise Services paid about $300,000 to the federal government to settle allegations that the company billed the government for non-existent construction materials at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., the Justice Department said Monday. The Dayton, Ohio-based company was a subcontractor to CB&I MOX Services, which was building the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Publication Notice
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