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- Trump wants wide-ranging NRC overhaul within 18 months
- Ex-NRC chair blasts Trump action; nuclear executives applaud orders
- Nuclear disposal company, Atomic Scientists differ on recycling prospects
- Ontario Power Generation awards contract for Darlington SMR
- BPA backs nuclear power uprate for Columbia Generating Station
- INL gets Commerce nod to prioritize microreactor test projects
- Elementl, Oak Ridge partnership seeks to accelerate nuclear siting
- Round Up: Oklo signs MOU; Amentum JV contracted for Norwegian cleanup; DOE, INL seeking partners for MARVEL project; more;
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- Nuclear disposal company applauds spent fuel directive
- Changing of the guard set for Savannah River cleanup contractor
- Spoils of war? Despite protests, Russia connecting Zaporizhzhia plant to its grid
- INL gets Commerce nod to prioritize microreactor test projects
- BPA backs nuclear power uprate for Columbia Generating Station
- Savannah River winds down legacy TRU waste shipments to WIPP
- Savannah River Site MOX settlement money pays for local waste station
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- Trump wants wide-ranging NRC overhaul within 18 months
- Executive order halts surplus plutonium disposal; exempts South Carolina
- First DOE data center announcement sought within 90 days
- DOE, Bechtel enhance simulant to test vitrification of liquid tank waste
- Bussiere: USAF bomber fleet availability ‘in the 50s’
- Amentum JV awarded Norwegian cleanup contract
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- Breaking: Trump orders seek to speed reactor construction on commercial, defense sites
- Ex-NRC chair blasts Trump action; nuclear executives applaud orders
- NNSA ‘on track’ with W88, to reach production milestone ‘relatively soon’
- Kremlin says Golden Dome could lead to U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control
- Elementl, Oak Ridge partnership seeks to accelerate nuclear siting
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- DOE market research on data centers draws a crowd
- Federal judge issues preliminary injunction holding up plans for more mass layoffs
- Chung becomes latest DOE nuclear cleanup exec to depart government
- Harkins officially appointed DOE acting manager at Hanford
- Murray says funding uncertainty having impact at Hanford
- In Senate panel testimony, Jarrell cites liquid waste progress
- Los Alamos cleanup bosses talk staffing, fire safety
- Board told it’s time to worry more about military attacks on reactors
- Wrap Up: Expect Trump nuke orders; House passes big bill; DOE transfers land; BWXT completes purchase; Va. Congressman dies; more
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 29 No. 20
Read Full Issue- EnergySec grilled again over inquiry responses, job cuts, ‘awful skinny’ budget
- First production unit of B61-13 gravity bomb complete, Pantex says
- Flight test for W87-1 planned for next calendar year, Sandia says
- Kilby, strategic systems lead weigh ‘alternatives’ for SLCM-N
- Air Force carries out Minuteman III test launch
- Savannah River pit facility design 90% complete in 2026, NNSA exec says
- Los Alamos plutonium facility moves into 24/7 operations, DNFSB reports
- USAF blames ‘design, production, and installation’ costs for B-52 breach
- Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to beef up U.S. international nuclear exports
- NNSA awards $4-million support services deal for Nevada
- Board told it’s time to worry more about military attacks on reactors
- Wrap up: One Big Beautiful Bill passed by House; Golden Dome budget and timeline announced; Iran insists on enriching over 20%; AUKUS manager and more; Obituary
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- Wright says Loan Office key to support for nuclear deployment
- TVA submits its Clinch River SMR construction permit application
- Urenco USA expansion to increase enrichment output 15%
- Board told it’s time to worry more about military attacks on reactors
- Westinghouse signs MOU to explore SMR deployment in Canada
- Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to beef up U.S. international nuclear exports
- Deep Isolation completes its nuclear waste disposal demonstration
- NRC halts spent fuel pool rulemaking
- Round Up: Trump to sign nuclear executive orders; Trump-backed bill passes House; Westinghouse signs Bulgarian supply MOUs; ASP, TerraPower plan South African enrichment plant; more;
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- Another budget hearing with no budget: EnergySec grilled on ‘awful skinny’ budget
- Wright says Loan Office key to support for nuclear deployment
- Murray says funding uncertainty having impact at Hanford
- Air Force carries out Minuteman III test launch
- In Senate panel testimony, Jarrell cites liquid waste progress
- Virginia Congressional member dies at age 75
- Westinghouse signs MOU to explore SMR deployment in Canada
- BWXT completes its purchase of Kinectrics
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- Savannah River pit facility design 90% complete in 2026, NNSA exec says
- Flight test for W87-1 planned for next calendar year, Sandia says
- TVA submits its Clinch River SMR construction permit application
- USAF blames ‘design, production, and installation’ costs for B-52 breach
- NRC halts spent fuel pool rulemaking
- Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to beef up U.S. international nuclear exports
- NNSA awards $4-million support services deal for Nevada
- DOE provides another tract for Oak Ridge area reindustrialization
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- First production unit of B61-13 gravity bomb complete, Pantex says
- Urenco USA expansion to increase enrichment output 15%
- Kilby, strategic systems lead weigh ‘alternatives’ for SLCM-N
- Harkins officially appointed DOE acting manager at Hanford
- Senate Armed Services to hear from nuclear weapons officials
- Board told it’s time to worry more about military attacks on reactors
- Deep Isolation completes its nuclear waste disposal demonstration
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- Los Alamos plutonium facility moves into 24/7 operations, DNFSB reports
- Chung becomes latest DOE nuclear cleanup exec to depart government
- Unarmed Minuteman III test launch scheduled for Wednesday morning
- Los Alamos cleanup bosses talk staffing, fire safety
- Westinghouse grows supply chain for its Bulgarian project
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- BWXT adds former EM, NNSA executives
- 9th Circuit wants briefs on motion to block temporary restraining order on layoffs
- WIPP receives 49 shipments in April, most since August
- Hanford TRU facility could start operation in 2033
- Contractors selected for Canada’s nuclear waste repository
- AtkinsRéalis reports strong first quarter
- Danly confirmed as deputy energy secretary, others wait
- BWXT announces CFO turnover
- Dismantling of X-333 Process Building starts at Portsmouth
- Wrap Up; EnergySolutions seeks Kewaunee site permit; ex-prosecutors join firm; Ecology fills Hanford job; more
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- EnergySolutions to pursue site permit for Kewaunee nuclear unit
- White House reportedly drafts orders on NRC nuclear decisions
- David Wright NRC term to expire next month
- Contractors selected for Canada’s nuclear waste repository
- Washington lawmaker blocks state tax credit expansion favoring nuclear
- OPG awards construction for Darlington SMR
- GLE begins its uranium demonstration testing
- NRC staff work to improve fuel and spent fuel licensing
- SCE updates its decommissioning efforts for SONGS
- South Carolina governor urges retention of nuclear tax credits
- NuScale sees an increase in revenue for first quarter
- Round Up: NRC advances Dow-Texas application; DOI to expedite Utah mine project; INL fire department preps for wildfire season; more;
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 29 No. 19
Read Full Issue- Despite B-52 cost breach, W80-4 will ‘stay the course,’ Sandia director says
- Iran nuclear deal draws questions for defense nuclear nonproliferation nominee
- U.S. sanctions Iranian nationals for nuclear-related research
- 9th Circuit wants briefs on motion to block temporary restraining order on layoffs
- Garamendi says if Los Alamos makes 100 pits under Trump, ‘what’s Savannah River for?’
- McConnell: Trump’s defense budget outline ‘fails’ to meet required investment
- China’s 100+ reactors could become wartime targets, study says
- BWXT adds former EM, NNSA executives
- BWXT announces CFO turnover
- WIPP receives 49 shipments in April, most since August
- Wrap up: Senate confirms Danly; Russia stockpile estimate; Senate confirms Meink as Air Force sec; Golden Dome and more; Obituary
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- Despite B-52 cost breach, W80-4 will ‘stay the course,’ Sandia director says
- David Wright NRC term to expire next month
- Danly confirmed as deputy energy secretary
- McConnell: Trump’s defense budget outline ‘fails’ to meet required investment
- SCE updates its decommissioning efforts for SONGS
- BWXT announces CFO turnover
- Ex-federal prosecutors from Eastern Washington join plaintiff law firm
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- EnergySolutions to pursue site permit for Kewaunee nuclear unit
- Iran nuclear deal draws questions for defense nuclear nonproliferation nominee
- U.S. sanctions Iranian nationals for nuclear-related research
- NRC staff work to improve fuel and spent fuel licensing
- White House asks 9th Circuit to toss restraining order on layoffs
- Dismantling of X-333 Process Building starts at Portsmouth
- NuScale sees an increase in revenue for first quarter
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- Contractors selected for Canada’s nuclear waste repository
- White House reportedly drafts orders on NRC nuclear decisions
- Hanford TRU facility could start operation in 2033
- Senate Armed Services to hear from NNSA nonproliferation lead pick
- China’s 100+ reactors could become wartime targets, study says
- GLE begins its uranium demonstration testing
- Washington Ecology fills nuclear waste position at Hanford
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- Bechtel could continue work at Hanford vit plant into 2026
- Spring outage underway for SRS liquid waste operations
- Wright foresees no slowdown in EM cleanup
- Democrats press DOE’s Wright for response to inquiries
- Amentum reports increased earnings, cites nuclear biz
- BWXT has strong quarter, sees opportunities from Oak Ridge land purchase
- ECA likes the idea of citing AI data centers at DOE nuclear sites
- UCOR fills basement of Y-12 Beta-1 facility with concrete-like material
- WRPS seeks audit help to close books on Hanford tank work
- AtkinsRealis adds trio of managers to U.S. operations
- Wrap Up: DOE noms clear Senate panel; EM gets new chief of staff; NNSA sets pits meetings; more
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- Private funding key for new nuclear deployment, EnergySec says
- Holtec, Hi Tech and Utah target “nuclear ecosystem” for SMRs
- Google to fund the development of three nuclear units
- Kairos Power begins Hermes nuclear construction
- Centrus reports increase in first quarter revenue
- Fleischmann emphasizes need for nuclear in U.S. energy future
- Newhouse pushes for nuclear tax credits to stay
- NRC continues review of DOE’s Fort St. Vrain spent fuel license amendment
- Round Up: OPG green-lit to build Canadian SMR; DOE to cap research funding; DOE noms clear Senate panel; Amentum opens Oak Ridge nuke center;
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 29 No. 18
Read Full Issue- NNSA issues plans to assess pits environmental impact
- First production unit of B61-13 gravity bomb could be out this month: NNSA exec
- Democrats press DOE’s Wright for response to inquiries
- No decision made yet on reusing Minuteman siloes for Sentinel, commander says
- Fleischmann emphasizes need for nuclear in U.S. energy future
- GOP lawmakers knock White House’s use of reconciliation on $1 trillion defense request
- Nuclear modernization one of top challenges Lohmeier plans to address
- Australian PM says ‘warm’ phone call with Trump included AUKUS, tariffs
- Centrus reports increase in first quarter revenue
- Amentum reports increased earnings, cites nuclear biz
- BWXT has strong quarter, sees ‘robust’ opportunities from Oak Ridge land purchase
- GAO deems nuclear modernization as priority for DOE in April report
- Wrap-up: Rubio says Iran doesn’t need enrichment; Google to develop three new nuclear sites; new DOE AI cyber head; more
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- First production unit of B61-13 gravity bomb could be out this month: NNSA exec
- Democrats press DOE’s Wright for response to inquiries
- Private funding key for new nuclear deployment, EnergySec says
- Wright foresees no slowdown in EM cleanup
- Google to fund the development of three nuclear sites
- Amentum reports increased earnings, cites nuclear biz
- GAO deems nuclear modernization as priority for DOE in April report
- Former Heritage Foundation manager joins EM as chief of staff
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- Spring outage underway for SRS liquid waste operations
- No decision made yet on reusing Minuteman siloes for Sentinel, commander says
- Holtec, Hi Tech and Utah target “nuclear ecosystem” for SMRs
- NRC continues review of DOE’s Fort St. Vrain spent fuel license amendment
- AtkinsRealis adds trio of managers for U.S. ops
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- BWXT has strong quarter, sees ‘robust’ opportunities from Oak Ridge land purchase
- Australian PM says ‘warm’ phone call with Trump included AUKUS, tariffs
- Energy secretary and acting NNSA boss testify in separate hearings Wednesday
- WRPS seeks audit help to close books on Hanford tank work
- GOP lawmakers knock White House’s use of reconciliation on $1 trillion defense request
- Fleischmann emphasizes need for nuclear in U.S. energy future
- UCOR fills basement of Y-12 Beta-1 facility with concrete-like material
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- Hanford ships 2,000 gallons of tank waste to Texas, Utah for grouting
- Trump unveils 2026 “skinny” budget with DoD increases and DOE refocus to nuclear
- Many familiar faces exit DOE nuclear complex during Trump 2.0
- Idaho, DOE announce ‘targeted waiver’ of settlement agreement
- With WIPP again receiving shipments, new ventilation system nearly ready
- With Vance departure, Harkins becomes top acting boss at Hanford
- DOE awards a $74.8 million contract for Oak Ridge support services
- Fluor earnings fall, revenue rises during first quarter
- Attacks on nuclear power plants on agenda for National Academies panel
- Wrap Up: Waste Strategy elects officers; Dem won’t seek re-election; Smith heads DOE unit; Livermore icon Foster dies
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- Senate committee hears from DOE nuclear energy nominee Garrish
- Many familiar faces exit DOE nuclear complex during Trump 2.0
- Idaho, DOE announce ‘targeted waiver’ of settlement agreement
- Trump unveils 2026 “skinny” budget plan with DoD increases and DOE refocus to nuclear
- TVA files environmental report for its Clinch River SMR
- Arizona governor vetoes SMR fast-track bill
- Fluor earnings fall, revenue rises during first quarter
- Nuclear deployment company opens shop in South Carolina
- NRC panel to hear arguments on staff environmental review of Palisades restart
- Round Up: DOE awards contract for Oak Ridge support; U.S. and Poland collaborate on nuclear plant; Louisiana SMR bill; more
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 29 No. 17
Read Full Issue- Trump unveils 2026 “skinny” budget plan with DoD increases and DOE refocus to nuclear
- 100 days report: hawkish on shipbuilding and Golden Dome while many familiar faces exit DOE
- NNSA No. 2 nom questioned on workforce needs
- HASC advances $150 billion defense boost bill, despite Dem objections
- CBO report looks at escalating costs of U.S. nuclear forces
- Attacks on nuclear power plants on agenda for National Academies panel
- Govini tapped for Navy nuclear submarine industrial base software
- SLCM-N draft request for solutions released by Navy
- HII’s earnings, sales dip in first quarter
- Fluor earnings fall, revenue rises during first quarter
- John Foster, Lawrence Livermore’s fourth director, has died at 102
- Wrap up: Brandon Williams advances; IAEA Director and Wright meet; Carnegie Corporation pledges $10.2 million to nonproliferation consortium; Iran updates; more
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- Senate committee hears from DOE nuclear energy nominee Garrish
- Idaho, DOE announce ‘targeted waiver’ of settlement agreement
- Govini tapped for Navy nuclear submarine industrial base software
- With Vance departure, Harkins becomes top acting boss at Hanford
- Attacks on nuclear power plants on agenda for National Academies panel
- John Foster, Lawrence Livermore’s fourth director, has died at 102
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- NNSA No. 2 nom questioned on workforce needs
- Garamendi and Democrats invoke Sentinel costs at HASC markup, against $150 billion bill
- DOE, contractor set briefing on WIPP progress
- NRC panel to hear arguments on staff environmental review of Palisades restart
- SLCM-N draft request for solutions released by Navy
- Smith again leading DOE small, disadvantaged biz office
