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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 41
Read Full Issue- NNSA report calls for reform of management and ops contracts; says parents cos. of site management teams of little help
- Biden posture review stays course for NNSA; unveils ‘three pillars’ plan for agency
- Harencak, retired Air Force major general from Jacobs, to lead Nevada site prime after Martinez leaves
- DNFSB asks Energy Secretary for overdue safety reports on NNSA sites
- Accomplice in nuclear-submarine espionage case seeks three-year sentence
- Ashton Carter, defense secretary who oversaw beginnings of nuclear modernization, dead at 68
- Round up: Arms control practice at Pantex; U1a footage; Security contract extension; more
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- DOE preparing to pick up N3B option, agency official says
- Feds ‘have a role’ in interim storage alongside private sector, Granholm says
- Granholm stumps for existing nuclear fleet, fuel supply chain at IAEA conference
- String of minor mishaps prompts N3B to suspend field work
- DOE extends Centerra’s security contract at Savannah River until October 2024
- DOE touts backup hydrogen supply at DUF6 conversion plants
- Contractor parent companies could fill talent gaps, DOE procurement boss says
- Accomplice in nuclear-submarine espionage case seeks three-year sentence
- Hruby to talk arms control at first in-person Nuke Fest in two years
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- Reliability of dosimetry readings, chemical hazards concern many Portsmouth workers, graduate study finds
- Leidos samples for contamination at elementary school near FUSRAP site
- Energy secretary Granholm, IAEA chief Grossi to hold joint press conference
- NRC won’t enforce radioactive materials violation at Diablo Canyon, agency says
- Ashton Carter, defense secretary who oversaw beginnings of nuclear modernization, dead at 68
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- Ditch award fees for prime contractors; M&O parent cos. of little help, new NNSA report says
- WIPP’s Panel 7 full, next one certified by state
- NRC asks Holtec to clear up ‘conflict’ in Indian Point trust fund agreement
- DNFSB asks Energy Secretary for overdue safety reports on NNSA sites
- Manchin vows to seek federal help for Portsmouth school closure
- DC court approves Public Citizen withdrawal from interim storage case
- DOE plans to extend contract with small biz assisting with West Valley planning
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- Palisades plant to have new congressional rep after midterms
- Public Citizen pulls out of interim storage suit
- Cali state agency approves SONGS spent fuel storage extension
- Regs changes for rad waste transport due in ‘24, NRC says
- Despite Palisades closure, average summer nuclear outages lower than 2021, EIA says
- Michigan Gov Whitmer signs bill standing up nuclear power study
- NRC joins Instagram
- Wrap-up: Nuclear science week; DOE awards $38M for used fuel projects; Vogtle 3 fuel loaded; Holtec, Hyundai steel SMR partnership
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- Brakes applied by DOE on Hanford melter warmup due to alarm
- Start of third run at Hanford TSCR now expected in 2023; DOE seeks to answer safety board questions
- ‘Integrated team’ to hash out Savannah River Site’s transfer to nuclear-weapons agency
- GOP senator seeks action from Biden, Army Corps over school FUSRAP contamination
- IWTU startup seen in November, state says
- Idaho, WIPP’s biggest shipper, doesn’t stay blocked for long
- Wash. state agency has hearing on slate for disputed Hanford tank-leak agreement
- DOE procurement office lays out foreign ownership disclosure requirements
- Guilty pleas entered by contractors Greenway Energy, Savannah River Consulting
- Wrap Up: DOJ locating prosecutors in Richland; Murray files benefits bill; Hanford dubbed storm-ready
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 40
Read Full Issue- ‘Integrated team’ to hash out Savannah River Site’s transfer to nuclear-weapons agency
- CNS, DOE deescalate contract dispute
- White House statement on Senate NDAA still opposes SLCM-N, B83, but no veto threat
- A year-plus after renationalization, effect of lost U.K. weapons complex shows at Lockheed
- DOE Nuclear Energy office plans to award contract for big HALEU buy next summer
- Contractors Exposed to Beryllium During Sandia Renovations
- GAO turns down protest over small Y-12 technical services contract
- Round up: Rose in Tajikistan; live-fire fine; LANL promotion
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- Start of third run at Hanford TSCR pretreatment plant now anticipated in New Year
- DOE Nuclear Energy office plans to award contract for big HALEU buy next summer
- GOP senator urges Biden to declare emergency over school FUSRAP contamination
- Regs changes for rad waste transport due in ‘24, NRC says
- Guilty plea entered by SRS contractor Greenway Energy
- GAO turns down protest over small Y-12 technical services contract
- NRC joins Instagram
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- DNFSB seeks safety briefing on TSCR
- White House statement on Senate NDAA still opposes SLCM-N, B83, but no veto threat
- Palisades plant to have new congressional rep after midterms
- A year-plus after renationalization, effect of lost U.K. weapons complex shows at Lockheed
- National Weather Services agrees to storm support at Hanford
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- ‘Integrated team’ to hash out Savannah River Site’s transfer to nuclear-weapons agency
- IWTU startup seen in November, state says
- Report stresses contamination at school near Coldwater Creek cleanup site
- Despite Palisades closure, average summer nuclear outages lower than 2021, EIA says
- Justice Department basing federal prosecutors in Richland, Wash.
- Correction
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- BWXT leading own team for Portsmouth decommissioning contract
- DOE starts up first melter at Hanford vitrification plant
- Clock ticking on GAO investigation of WIPP contract protests
- WIPP takes in 22 shipments of TRU during September
- Cameco, Brookfield Renewable to buy Westinghouse
- DOE to start removing waste from single-shell tank next month
- Change of guard occurring in Navarro leadership ranks
- Feds, state detail $260M-plus plan for cleaning up Naval Reactor sites at Idaho
- Contractors could plead to submitting false bills at Savannah River
- Wrap Up: RSI contract ceiling to rise; New Mexico talks continue; consultant joins LATA
- Correction
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 39
Read Full Issue- Van Hollen has NDAA amendment to force SLCM-N debate again in Senate
- New US national security strategy largely stays course on nukes
- Change of guard occurring in Navarro leadership ranks
- Plutonium from S.C. preparing to leave Pantex
- SRS prime inks labor accord for future South Carolina pit plant
- DOE office of nuclear energy considering big HALEU buy as defense, civilian interests converge
- Australia AUKUS subs likely buy BWXT reactors, congressmen say
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- Mass state senator advocating for Pilgrim wastewater study
- Candidates for SONGS congressional district differ on Yucca Mountain
- NRC considering public concerns about proposed decom rulemaking, agency tells Markey
- Cameco, Brookfield Renewable to own Westinghouse
- Most California voters support Diablo Canyon life extension, UC Berkeley poll finds
- Manchin NDAA amendment would scale up domestic uranium, HALEU production
- Wrap-up: Granholm to hold press conference with IAEA’s Grossi, Zaporizhzhia struggling with power connection; Eric Beckjord (1929-2022)
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- Cameco, Brookfield Renewable to own Westinghouse
- Feds, state detail $260M-plus plan for cleaning up Naval Reactor sites at Idaho
- Change of guard occurring in Navarro leadership ranks
- Plutonium from S.C. preparing to leave Pantex
- New US national security strategy largely stays course on nukes
- Manchin NDAA amendment would scale up domestic uranium, HALEU production
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- Clock ticking on GAO investigation of WIPP contract protests
- SRS prime inks labor accord for future South Carolina pit plant
- DOE office of nuclear energy considering big HALEU buy as defense, civilian interests converge
- Contractors could plead to submitting false bills at Savannah River
- Most California voters support Diablo Canyon life extension, UC Berkeley poll finds
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- Savannah River Site to be transferred to NNSA control by 2025, DOE confirms
- Materials costs, hiring, small reactors loom large at industry gathering near Oak Ridge
- DOE asks Idaho for extra six months to start Idaho Integrated Waste Unit ops
- Former Wastren chief tapped as new CEO of Veolia in United States
- ROD signed for long-sought new onsite Oak Ridge landfill
- Cavendish Nuclear opens new U.S. shop; seeks more biz
- UCOR takes home 85% of its potential fee; discusses new Oak Ridge contract
- Demand boom predicted for glove boxes in coming years
- Wrap Up: Ex-cleanup boss distillery opens; Dounreay seals containers; contractor dedicates office; Navarro hires biz developer
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- Second round of nuclear credits open to all plant operators, DOE says in draft guidance
- DOE needs 10 years to site federal interim storage site, senior official says
- DOE announcement on nuclear plant coming ‘as soon as possible’
- Nevada US Senate candidates neck-in-neck in polling, opposition to Yucca mountain
- Kewaunee decommissioning to begin soon
- Mich. lawmaker hopes to see Palisades reopen, praises restart efforts
- Wrap-up: Huff at Gen IV conference; DOE’s 45th birthday; Virginia to pursue SMRs
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 38
Read Full Issue- Potential two-year COVID delay to UPF, Splitting Pantex, Y-12, among top issues for NNSA
- Savannah River Site to be transferred to NNSA control by 2025, DOE confirms
- Work on competition for new nuke production contracts starting in 2023-24, NNSA says
- Parts of Savannah River pit plant could be under construction by year’s end, site prime says
- NNSA picks up next 10-year contract option for Westinghouse’s S.C. tritium-rod manufacturing
- Senate’s NDAA vote will wait until after election
- Wrap-up: Hruby at Semipalatinsk; Ex-labs man splits Nobel; New climate, energy guy at Leidos
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- Potential two-year COVID delay to UPF, Splitting Pantex, Y-12, among top issues for NNSA
- UCOR takes home 85% of its potential fee; discusses new Oak Ridge contract
- DOE announcement on nuclear plant bailouts possible as soon as Thursday
- NNSA picks up next 10-year contract option for Westinghouse’s S.C. tritium-rod manufacturing
- State, Feds formalize authorization of long-sought new landfill at Oak Ridge
- Cavendish Nuclear opens new U.S. shop; seeks more biz
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- Work on competition for new nuke production contracts starting in 2023-24, NNSA says
- DOE asks Idaho for extra six months to start Idaho Integrated Waste Unit ops
- Parts of Savannah River pit plant could be under construction by year’s end, site prime says
- DOE needs 10 years to site federal interim storage site, senior official says
- Los Alamos field office talks strategic plan, waste issues
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- GAO seeks independent review of DOE cleanup’s end state contract model
- IWTU missing Sept. 30 startup target; but DOE still expects fall ops
- Potential 5-year extension inked for SRS’s Fluor-led prime; security provider deal next
- House passes measure to keep government open through mid-December
- WIPP to finish fiscal 2022 well below 300 shipments
- Accelerated de-inventory plan keeps Savannah River flexible, DOE manager says
- Congressional watchdog wants action from lawmakers, DOE, on GTCC waste
- Court orders ORNL parties to get back to bargaining
- Defendants in suit over boy’s cancer death agree to legal timeline
- Santa Susana’s ETEC getting new congressional rep in 2023
- Tropical storm Ian hits Savannah River Site with high winds
- Cleanup Field bosses lack long tenures in current outposts
- Going back to a solar power future at Savannah River Site
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- DOE nuclear waste, energy programs tread water in stopgap budget to start fiscal year 2023
- NRC has no timeline for considering Nevada’s play to permanently kill Yucca licensing
- Earliest wastewater discharge from Pilgrim plant in Q1 2023, Holtec says
- Last of Vermont Yankee’s low-level waste to be packaged in October, NorthStar says
- ‘Unlikely allies’ in nuclear waste management: 20 minutes with Sam Brinton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy
- Wrap-up: Granholm at IAEA; First Belgian reactor to shutter; Donald Ross (1923-2022)
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 37
Read Full Issue- COVID-19 created more than a year’s worth of delays for pit production at Los Alamos, lab said
- Pits feel the pinch in short-term federal budget bill for fiscal year 23
- DOE extends Fluor-led SRS prime; security provider deal next
- Livermore lab director Budil arrested for driving under the influence, speeding
- NNSA plans to finalize new cybersecurity directive in April, agency tells GAO
- Couple again pleas out in case of stolen nuclear sub secrets
- Round up: at the IAEA general conference; NNSA grant to Case Western; BWXT finance personnel; more
- Editorial: if Dr. Kimberly Budil deserves the NNSA’s confidence, so do others
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- GAO seeks 3rd party review of DOE cleanup’s end state contract model
- Accelerated de-inventory plan keeps Savannah River flexible, DOE manager says
- Senate to vote on stopgap ‘23 budget Thrusday
- Last of Vermont Yankee’s low-level waste to be packaged in October, NorthStar says
- Tropical storm conditions expected around Savannah River Site
