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- Swift & Staley could argue Paducah small-biz case before appeals court in December
- Land clearing underway for final jumbo SDUs at Savannah River
- Cali lawmakers to debate proposed Diablo Canyon lifeline
- Ex-Reed staffer wins special election to succeed his old boss until January
- DNFSB boss departs for another government post
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- DOE drops most COVID restrictions; masks still mandatory in risky locales
- Zerkle to be No. 2 at Livermore
- Judge rejects plea deal for ex-Naval Reactors employee who stole Virginia sub secrets; trial set
- One minor safety violation at Pilgrim decommissioning site, NRC says
- Jacobs changing name of parent company
- NNSA deputy general counsel stepping in as chief of staff
- Special election to decide West Valley congressman until January
- New HR head at BWXT
- Obituary: John Cowles, Yucca Mountain chief engineer (1934-2022)
- Publication notice: Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
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- NNSA locks in Nevada contractor for five more years in latest all-in extension
- NNSA starting new site-wide environmental review for Los Alamos
- Early upgrades finished at Nevada site’s underground subcritical nuclear test lab, NNSA says
- Entergy CEO Denault to retire in ‘23
- Morrison jumps ship to EnergySolutions after quitting Veolia
- Publication notice: Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
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- Hanford budget depends on outcome of talks with state, DOE secretary says
- President Biden to sign Inflation Reduction Act, codify nuclear tax credits
- Morrison to resign as CEO of Veolia’s U.S. unit
- Newsom floats $1.4B bailout for Diablo Canyon
- WIPP receives 37 shipments in July; slightly lags 2021 pace
- This week
- Publication notice: Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
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- Texas, DOE remain in holding pattern over stranded waste at WCS
- APTIM-North Wind construction contract at Oak Ridge could be extended
- Appeals court could hear Swift & Staley arguments this year; legal papers unsealed
- BWXT reports strong quarter on rising earnings, revenue
- Newhouse edges Democrat; incumbent Herrera Beutler concedes primary loss
- Groups ask President Biden to increase funding for Hanford cleanup
- Onsite COVID cases decline for EM; handful of sites have high local rates
- COVID-19 vaccination lawsuit against SRS prime dropped
- First two TSCR batches have pretreated 380K gallons of waste at Hanford
- New Mexico group presses for a WIPP end date, more transparency
- Wrap Up: SRS researcher OK after snake bite; Perma-Fix reports earnings; WMD session planned
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- House passes Inflation Reduction Act, another lifeline for U.S. nuclear fleet
- New NRC commissioner Caputo sworn in, Crowell up next
- Number of application for nuclear credits could delay rollout, DOE says
- Final briefs filed in enviros’ interim storage lawsuit
- Perma-Fix sees sluggish recovery from pandemic despite revenue boost
- Wrap-up: Holtec shipping casks to India; Deep Isolation and Amentum’s rad waste partnership; Terrestrial Energy to develop advanced reactors in Canada
- Publication notice
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 32
Read Full Issue- Tube troubles continue at BWXT, but earnings solid in 2Q
- Trial date set in lost-paycheck lawsuit filed by Y-12 workers
- COVID-19 vaccination lawsuit against SRS prime dropped
- NNSA has custody of all highly enriched uranium removed from research reactor in Japan, agency says
- NNSA to put security services into Nevada prime contract as sunset approaches on SOC deal
- Bids due for big DOE HALEU production contract
- Round up: Russia refuses resumption of New START inspections; Violation at TVA tritium reactors; NNDA admin in New York, Japan; more
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- New NRC commissioner Caputo sworn in, Crowell up next
- Incumbent Herrera Beutler concedes primary loss
- First two TSCR batches have pretreated 380K gallons of waste at Hanford
- Researcher at SRS back at work after venomous snake bite
- NuScale on track financially, CEO says, as newly listed company works through early R&D losses
- National Academies panel to study nuclear threats and global terror
- Publication notice: Weapons Complex Morning Briefing
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- BWXT still having problems with missile tubes for nuclear powered subs
- Final briefs filed in enviros’ interim storage lawsuit
- Groups ask President Biden to increase funding for Hanford cleanup
- FirstEnergy wants ex-CEO’s bonus back
- Trial date set in lost-paycheck lawsuit filed by Y-12 workers
- Unsealed documents provide more detail into Swift & Staley contract fight
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- NNSA has custody of all highly enriched uranium removed from research reactor in Japan, agency says
- Bids due for big DOE HALEU production contract
- NNSA to put security services into Nevada prime contract as sunset approaches on SOC deal
- BWXT reports strong quarter on rising earnings, revenue
- Perma-Fix sees sluggish recovery from pandemic despite revenue boost
- Newhouse advances to general election; neighbor incumbent Herrera Beutler loses lead
- Texas, DOE remain in holding pattern over stranded waste at WCS
- COVID-19 vaccination lawsuit against SRS prime dropped
- Number of application for nuclear credits could delay rollout, DOE says
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- Second WIPP bid protest filed with GAO after Bechtel award
- Fluor CEO points to pending Savannah River extension, increased earnings
- IWTU confirmatory run finishes; DOE targets radioactive ops this fall
- Hanford, Oak Ridge, other locations see improvement in local COVID rates
- Killing pretreatment facility, embracing grout could curb costs at Hanford, GAO says
- Newhouse still leading in Washington open congressional district primary
- Swift & Staley denies ‘negative control’ of joint venture in appeals court filing
- Full 5th circuit hearing set next month to Biden’s COVID vax policy for feds
- DOE hoping to move quickly on mercury storage
- Jacobs reports quarterly increase in revenue, earnings
- Hanford lab worker who triggered rad alarm suffered no internal contamination
- Senate panel includes Paducah redevelopment study in fiscal 2023 spending plan
- Wrap Up: UCOR taking over TRU; Hoist replacement at WIPP
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 31
Read Full Issue- Two-year delay for first W80-4 warhead, but NNSA says will still deliver on-time to Air Force
- NNSA finishes split of HQ procurement offices; reorg meant to up focus on M&O contractors
- TVA ballparks $600M bill for parts replacements in tritium-producing Watts Bar 2 reactor
- Fluor CEO points to pending Savannah River extension, increased earnings
- Westinghouse TPBAR factory poised for 40-year license extension from NRC
- Full 5th circuit hearing set next month to Biden’s COVID vax policy for feds
- CEO says Centrus rakes in profit as Russian war on Ukraine riles utilities about uranium
- Round Up: NPT review con; Pantex dosimetry report; New electrical hookup at Y-12
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- Texas, NRC spar over ‘major questions’ legal argument in interim storage suit
- NRC back at five commissioners as Senate confirms Caputo, Crowell
- PG&E considering extending Diablo Canyon despite expected difficulties, CEO says
- Michigan still on the hunt for Palisades plant savior
- Entergy nuclear segment back in the black in Q2 after Palisades sale
- All safety issues resolved at Oyster Creek, Holtec tells NRC
- NRC to greenlight NuScale advanced reactor design
- Nuclear made up 9% of total energy retirements in first half of 2022, EIA says
- Wrap up: NRC greenlights Vogtle operations; ANS rails missiles at Ukrainian nuke plant; Germany reconsidering nuclear decom; GE Hitachi advanced reactor at Clinch River
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- Two-year delay for first W80-4 warhead, but NNSA says will still deliver on-time to Air Force
- Second WIPP bid protest filed with GAO after Bechtel award
- NRC back at five commissioners as Senate confirms Caputo, Crowell
- Full 5th circuit hearing set next month to Biden’s COVID vax policy for feds
- All safety issues resolved at Oyster Creek, Holtec tells NRC
- Hanford lab worker who triggered rad alarm suffered no internal contamination
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- IWTU confirmatory run finishes; DOE targets radioactive ops this fall
- NNSA finishes split of HQ procurement offices; reorg meant to up focus on M&O contractors
- Newhouse leading in Washington open congressional district primary
- Nuclear made up 9% of total energy retirements in first half of 2022, EIA says
- DOE hoping to move quickly on mercury storage
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- Newhouse, fellow GOP incumbent facing primary in Washington
- TVA ballparks $600M bill for parts replacements in tritium-producing Watts Bar 2 reactor
- Westinghouse TPBAR factory poised for 40-year license extension from NRC
- Michigan still on the hunt for Palisades plant savior
- Jacobs reports quarterly increase in revenue, earnings
- NRC to greenlight NuScale advanced reactor design
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- Killing pretreatment facility, embracing grout could curb costs at Hanford, GAO says
- PG&E considering extending Diablo Canyon despite expected difficulties, CEO says
- Senate panel includes Paducah redevelopment study in fiscal 2023 spending plan
- UN nuclear nonproliferation review conference to begin in New York
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 30
Read Full Issue- Senate appropriators propose biggest NNSA budget yet; Republicans signal opposition
- Ex-Bechtel exec Smoot to lead BWXT’s biggest business line
- GAO seeks more details on carryover funds for DOE nuclear construction
- Most NNSA transuranic waste at Los Alamos not yet ready for burial at WIPP
- Hruby condemns racist acts at two NNSA sites
- Federal judge familiar with nuclear cases wins seat on D.C. Circuit
- GAO urges Congressional to clarify if DOE can sell depleted uranium
- Northrop CEO says company complying with FTC order mandating competition in solid rocket motor business
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- Senate FY23 approps bill would set high-water mark for EM spending; crank up Hanford budget
- National TRU Solutions protests DOE award of WIPP prime contract to Bechtel
- Local COVID rate improves at WIPP, per CDC data
- DNFSB favors outside analysis of WTP high-level facility at Hanford
- GAO urges Congress to clarify if DOE can sell depleted uranium
- Fluor-BWXT takes home 75% of potential fee for recent Portsmouth remediation
- GAO seeks more details on carryover funds in DOE weapons complex
- Most Los Alamos TRU waste not yet ready for WIPP shipment
- Savannah River advisory board briefed on SWPF, other issues
- Spill investigation, remediation planning underway at SRS
- Federal judge familiar with nuclear cases wins seat on D.C. Circuit
- Wrap Up: Smoot steps in at BWXT; Bid deadline extended at Paducah; small biz award at Hanford
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- Senate appropriators back White House’s interim storage spending shuffle
- Summary of interim storage RFI responses coming ‘soon,’ senior DOE official says
- Supreme Court ‘major questions’ ruling still doesn’t affect interim storage lawsuit, NRC says
- Senate environment committee approves Caputo, Crowell for NRC slots
- Manchin bill would establish nuke waste agency to lead repository siting
- Major SONGS reactor parts headed to disposal facility
- DOE publishes record of decision for test reactor environmental review
- Wrap up: Pollutants in Pilgrim water test; Western governors against interim storage
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- Senate environment committee approves Caputo, Crowell for NRC slots
- BWXT taps Smoot to head biggest business line
- Supreme Court ‘major questions’ ruling still doesn’t affect interim storage lawsuit, NRC says
- Federal judge familiar with nuclear cases wins seat on D.C. Circuit
- GAO urges Congress to clarify if DOE can sell depleted uranium
- DOE publishes record of decision for test reactor environmental review
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- SCOTUS ruling does not apply to interim storage lawsuit, licensee says
- Savannah River advisory board briefed on SWPF, other issues
- GAO seeks more details on carryover funds in DOE weapons complex
- Spill investigation, remediation planning underway at SRS
- Street Legal lands $3M worth of support work at Hanford
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- DUF6 bid deadline extended until Aug. 1
- DOE opens internal investigation into January PF-4 contamination incident
- Senate energy committee to debate Manchin bill establishing nuke waste agency
- Boeing plants targeted for Aug. 1 strike by Aerospace Workers union
- LANL looking to lease storage space in surrounding region
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- House passes DOE budget with interim storage spending shuffle intact
- Senate EPW postpones vote on Caputo, Crowell NRC noms
- NRC interim storage license violates separation of powers, enviros argue
- Holtec, Entergy ink agreement to explore advanced reactor deployment
- Sierra Club joins New Mexico to oppose Holtec interim storage in Eddy County
- Wrap up: Schedule set in TX interim storage case; Westinghouse to help plan Norway nuke decoms; NRC hands-off on possible Palisades restart; Entergy COO out
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- With House passage of $7.9B EM budget, attention shifts to Senate
- COVID case continue climb; most DOE nuclear cleanup sites have high local rates
- Federal judge approves extensions to Hanford cleanup deadlines; DOE cites COVID
- Triad taps Centerra-led contractor for Los Alamos security
- Centerra could provide SRS security until fall 2024
- Hanford liquid waste pretreatment system one third of way to million-gallon milestone
- N3B boss discusses large, waste-filled pipes, hiring, COVID
- WIPP has big month during June, receiving 30 shipments
- IWTU test could conclude by August
- Previous SRS waste contractor dubbed ‘excellent’ in final DOE review period
- Feds urge appeals court to uphold ruling that Swift & Staley was too big for Paducah biz
- United Kingdom looking to consent-based siting for underground waste
- Wrap Up: BWXT ops group chief resigning; waste container had holes; Los Alamos welcomes rain
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 29
Read Full Issue- House passes DOE appropriations bills; NNSA gets roughly requested funding and B83
- House, Senate NDAAs both want much more for South Carolina pits
- Duling to resign as president of BWXT’s biggest business line
- CEO Tindal retiring from Pantex, Y-12 prime
- Triad taps Centerra-led contractor for Los Alamos security
- DOE signals rulemaking for nuclear facility hazard categories
- Round up: Clarity for uranium vendors; GAO sting on NRC; Masks on, masks off; more
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- Federal judge approves extensions to Hanford cleanup deadlines; DOE cites COVID
- House passes DOE budget bill; weapons, waste programs get requested funding, energy programs get more
- N3B boss discusses large, waste-filled pipes, hiring, COVID
- NRC interim storage license violates separation of powers, enviros argue
- DOE signals rulemaking for nuclear facility hazard categories
- Holtec, Entergy ink agreement to explore advanced reactor deployment
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- No big DOE nuclear amendments allowed in 2023 spending bill as debate begins in full House
- Duling to resign as president of BWXT’s biggest business line
- CEO Tindal retiring from Pantex, Y-12 prime
- Senate EPW postpones vote on Caputo, Crowell NRC noms
- WIPP has big month during June, receiving 30 shipments
- Masks come off again at Los Alamos; but wear mask to SRS board next week
- United Kingdom looking to consent-based siting for underground waste
