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- First interim storage funding awards by summer, DOE says
- Nuke credit applications to open by March, DOE says
- Texas fighting to keep interim storage suit alive
- Holtec to submit permit modification request for Pilgrim water discharge in Q1 ‘23; no releases meantime
- Pfluger, from interim storage district, joins House energy panel
- NRC awaiting admin guidance on COVID emergency wind-down
- Wrap-up: S-2 Turk talks up nuke credits with key Senate energy panel; Hawley joins Senate ENR; GE Hitachi inks first contract for commercial SMR
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 27 No. 5
Read Full Issue- Los Alamos will have equipment to make 30 nuke cores by 2030, according to DOE memo
- Republicans appoint new leader for crucial nuke-oversight committee in Congress
- House Armed Services Committee shuffles staff for 118th Congress
- DNFSB complains to Congress that NNSA is slow delivering requested information
- Back to the future: Bid protest filed in Centerra SRS security award
- Round-up: New START violations; Supercomputing memory drive; Criticality safety report cards; more
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- Grout is best for low-level waste that direct-feed plant can’t treat, Savannah River lab says
- Nuke credit applications to open by March, DOE says
- NRC awaiting admin guidance on COVID emergency wind-down
- Offers, counteroffers made to settle Oak Ridge Lab vax case
- House Armed Services Committee set to make staff changes official in Wednesday org meeting
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- Los Alamos will have equipment to make 30 nuke cores by 2030, according to DOE memo
- First interim storage funding awards by summer, DOE says
- Feds find much glass from Hanford vit plant can be managed as low-level waste
- Holtec to submit permit modification request for Pilgrim water discharge in Q1 ‘23; no releases meantime
- DOE works with Carlsbad, N.M., on electric vehicle charging stations
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- Texas fighting to keep interim storage suit alive
- Back to the future: Bid protest filed in Centerra SRS security award
- New acting DOE boss now in place at Carlsbad field office
- Contractor adds new lawyer as WIPP discrimination trial now expected in May
- DNFSB complains to Congress that NNSA is slow delivering requested information
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 27 No. 04
Read Full Issue- NNSA sets groundwork for standalone Pantex contract with request for information
- NNSA’s 10-year plan for weapons-fusion experiments could include NIF addition, LLNL official says
- SRS planning efforts underway for transfer to NNSA
- Northrop, Parsons practice conversion of Minuteman III silos to Sentinel in Utah; Air Force plans field maintenance for new ICBM fleet
- Small biz protests National Training Center award
- Thermonuclear war, human extinction closer than ever, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Says
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- Despite GOP majority in House, NE-8 Petry speculates no appetite for restarting Yucca
- Private companies ‘welcome’ to bid for DOE interim storage funding, NE-8 Petry says
- NRC cans utility request to resume work on withdrawn Diablo Canyon license renewal; considering regulatory exemption
- D.C. appeals court tosses enviros’ interim storage lawsuit against NRC; enviros vow to return
- Decision on Holtec interim storage license delayed to at least March, NRC says
- DOE adds funding to interim storage program; plans to double number of awards
- Bill aimed at blocking New Mexico interim storage clears state conservation panel
- Palisades restart would run afoul of DOE nuclear plant bailout rules, enviros tell Granholm
- OP-ED: 25th Year Anniversary of Failure & Opportunity
- Wrap-up: Capito needles NRC on telework; Canadian ministers tour repository tech facility; Orano Federal Services president tapped for NIC board
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- Perceived unfairness can affect reality of procurement at Department of Energy, GAO says
- Most options DOE studied for high-level waste treatment at Hanford don’t involve pretreatment facility
- 9th Circuit could hear Hanford employees’ COVID vax case this summer
- SRS planning efforts underway for transfer to NNSA
- Two December mishaps reported by DNFSB at Idaho lab waste areas
- Hanford contractor seeking tiny ‘pit vyper’ robots
- Retrieval underway on final single-shell tank at Hanford AX Farm
- Groups seek WIPP comment period extension until April
- Veolia team wins landfill management subcontract at Hanford
- DOE rolls out video, subcontractor list prior to Hanford medical RFP
- Wrap Up: WIPP outage set, SRS has new deputy, Oak Ridge manager retiring, West Valley demo continues, consultant joins Veolia board
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- NNSA’s 10-year plan for weapons-fusion experiments could include NIF addition, LLNL official says
- Bill aimed at blocking New Mexico interim storage clears state conservation panel
- D.C. court tosses enviros’ interim storage lawsuit against NRC
- 9th Circuit could hear Hanford employees’ COVID vax case this summer
- Groups seek WIPP comment period extension until April
- Veolia team wins landfill management subcontract at Hanford
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- NRC says no to fast license renewal for Diablo Canyon but will weigh exception to keep bailed-out plant online past expiry date
- Decision on Holtec interim storage license delayed to at least March, NRC says
- Palisades restart would run afoul of DOE nuclear plant bailout rules, enviros tell Granholm
- NNSA projects award of next facilities management contracts in 2024-25
- Retrieval underway on final single-shell tank at Hanford AX Farm
- WIPP, Los Alamos bosses talk TRU waste, cleanup for N.M. lawmakers
- Perceived unfairness can affect reality of procurement at Department of Energy, GAO says
- Northrop, Parsons practice conversion of Minuteman III silos to Sentinel in Utah; Air Force plans field maintenance for new ICBM fleet
- Thermonuclear war, human extinction closer than ever, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Says
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 27 No. 03
Read Full Issue- Major NNSA plutonium-disposal program sends out first shipment for burial
- Lawyers drop plaintiffs who sued CNS over allegedly lost wages; cite conflict
- Sandia Ion Beam Laboratory reopened after tritium incident
- Civil penalties for unauthorized nuclear exports coming in February, DOE says
- USG seeks to torpedo appeal of woman convicted for trying to sell submarine secrets
- Round-up: Russian nuke torpedos; uranium bust at Heathrow; notable obituaries
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- IWTU start-up resumes in Idaho after December delay
- Cleanup office shuffles leadership at WIPP, Portsmouth-Paducah
- Exit of Carlsbad boss for No. 2 elsewhere seen as surprise, but not shock
- Glass-making at Hanford could continue through 2080s, DOE analysis estimates
- WIPP ends 2022 on an uptick, recording 53 shipments during December
- Central Plateau Cleanup urged to tighten up certain practices at Hanford’s 324 Building
- Hanford officials tell DNFSB pretreatment system should hold up over long run
- Mo. Lawmakers seek more testing for school near FUSRAP site
- DOE cleanup office making headway on technology development database
- Wrap Up: Wintry weather delays LANL; more time sought on WIPP permit; new EM-2 starts; Fleischmann wins gavel
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- ‘Scientific basis’ needed for 100-year nuclear plant lifetimes, Huff says
- New Mexico legislature again aiming to block Holtec CISF
- California utilities commission starting work to approve Diablo Canyon life extension
- Civil penalties for unauthorized nuclear exports coming in February, DOE says
- Enviros angling to challenge Three Mile Island decom over water use
- Enviros’ poll claims New Mexicans oppose Holtec CISF
- DOE appoints Goff nuclear energy deputy
- Wrap-up: NRC greenlights NuScale reactor; Nebraska to explore SMRs; NAC Intl secures NRC approval for cask tech
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- DOE appoints Goff nuclear energy deputy
- Cleanup office shuffles leadership at WIPP, Portsmouth-Paducah
- Central Plateau Cleanup urged to tighten up certain practices at Hanford’s 324 Building
- Lawyers drop plaintiffs who sued CNS over allegedly lost wages; cite conflict
- Civil penalties for unauthorized nuclear exports coming in February, DOE says
- California utilities commission starting work to approve Diablo Canyon life extension
- Wintry weather results in late start at Los Alamos
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- NNSA says it removed some lawsuit-related plutonium from South Carolina
- Fleischmann to lead DOE appropriations subcommittee
- WIPP ends 2022 on an uptick, recording 53 shipments during December
- DOE cleanup office making headway on technology development database
- Enviros’ poll claims New Mexicans oppose Holtec CISF
- This week
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 27 No. 02
Read Full Issue- NNSA has no reliable schedule, cost estimates for pits, GAO says
- Fleischmann could lead DOE’s major check-writing committee in House
- Permanent leadership for, purpose of, new NNSA headquarters offices to be set by October, agency says
- NNSA adds to Nuclear Fuel Services’ uranium purification contract
- Bouncing back from 2021 loss, Centerra lands new 10-year, $1B SRS security deal
- Santa Fe County officials to send concerns about surplus plutonium program to NNSA
- Livermore test site battened down during historic California storms
- NNSA fudged dates on correspondence, played loose with safety rules, defense board says
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- Hanford boss warns of potential delays ahead in starting to make glass
- Startup of Integrated Waste Treatment Unit hits a snag
- Bouncing back from 2021 loss, Centerra lands new 10-year, $1B SRS security deal
- NMED, DOE tell judge they are close to revamping LANL cleanup rules
- Construction of new Oak Ridge landfill still a few years off
- DNFSB finds workers reluctant to discuss safety incident at Hanford tank area
- Slew of companies keeping watch on DOE nuclear cleanup work for small biz
- Carlsbad mayor hopes WIPP stays open a long time
- Feds highlight construction of Paducah emergency ops center
- Wrap Up: New acting EM policy chief appointed; Veolia expands rail facility; update ordered on vax case; UCOR CEO joins Tenn. chamber board; ex-fed joins Parsons; Work continues on WCS drums
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- ‘Not clear’ how private interim storage will fit into DOE effort, official says
- Enviros aim to sink Diablo Canyon bailout
- After federal bailout, NRC reviewing license extension for Diablo Canyon spent fuel
- Mass gov says state will ‘stand strong’ in Pilgrim wastewater debate
- Holtec preparing request for Pilgrim permit modification to allow wastewater discharge
- Cali nuclear plants running safely amid deadly rainfall, flooding
- PG&E reports reactor coolant leak at recently-saved Diablo Canyon plant
- Wrap-up: Holtec angling to build SMRs at coal sites; Vogtle startup delayed; Belgium to renew reactor licenses
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- Hanford boss warns of potential delays ahead in starting to make glass
- NMED, DOE tell judge they are close to revamping LANL cleanup rules
- Fleischmann could lead DOE’s major check-writing committee in House
- Enviros aim to sink Diablo Canyon bailout
- Santa Fe County officials to send concerns about surplus plutonium program to NNSA
- Publication notice
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- Startup of Integrated Waste Treatment Unit hits a snag
- Permanent leadership for, purpose of, new NNSA headquarters offices to be set by October, agency says
- Livermore test site battened down during historic California storms
- Mass gov says state will ‘stand strong’ in Pilgrim wastewater debate
- Construction of new Oak Ridge landfill still a few years off
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- NNSA adds to Nuclear Fuel Services’ uranium purification contract
- Slew of companies keeping watch on DOE nuclear cleanup work for small biz
- After federal bailout, NRC reviewing license extension for Diablo Canyon spent fuel
- Holtec preparing request for Pilgrim permit modification to allow wastewater discharge
- Veolia business touts expansion of Pennsylvania rail facility
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- Carlsbad mayor hopes WIPP stays open a long time
- PG&E reports reactor coolant leak at recently-saved Diablo Canyon plant
- Hanford DNFSB finds workers reluctant to discuss safety incident at Hanford tank area
- NNSA fudged dates on correspondence, played loose with safety rules, defense board says
- This week
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 27 No. 01
Read Full Issue- The year ahead at the NNSA:competition for Pantex; stability at the sites; pits
- Few changes for DOE sites in 118th Congress as House debates leadership and Senate settles in
- Fifth Circuit rules in favor of states, finds Biden’s COVID-19 contractor order goes too far
- BWXT promotes executives
- NNSA to make Converdyn contract for uranium reserve official
- Round up: grants for the future weapons workforce; longtime community liaison retiring; consent order to settle underground toxic-gas mishap; more
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- WIPP, Hanford, procurement, workforce issues linger at EM in 2023
- Feds urge 9th Circuit to keep Hanford COVID vax policy in place
- Fifth Circuit rules in favor of states, finds Biden’s COVID-19 contractor order goes too far
- Middle school replacement funds included in Portsmouth 2023 budget
- Fluor-BWXT earns more than 90% of available fees for second half of fiscal 2022
- Mid-America wins more than 90% of overall fee for DUF6 work at Portsmouth and Paducah
- DOE scorecard cites safety improvement at Four Rivers
- Wrap Up: BWXT promotes execs; SRS reuse boss retiring; JV lands tech support biz; ex-EM honcho exits SEC; union prez bullish on nickel study
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- What to watch in 2023: Civilian nuclear waste management
- NRC won’t rule out removal of Church Rock mine waste despite possible effect on Navajo
- Perry, Davis-Besse scandal stings FirstEnergy again with new FERC fine
- NRC releases proposed language of mandatory Dodd-Frank reforms for licensee credit
- Wrap-up: Holtec highlights ‘banner year’; More power woes at Zaporizhzhya; Michigan’s nuclear feasibility study
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