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- NNSA kills controversial award to Fluor-led team to manage main weapons production sites; separate site contracts now planned
- SWPF could handle 4 million gallons this year; no word yet on SRS Ops contract
- First round of civil nuclear credits applications due this week
- Washington Gov. Inslee uses Tri-Party Agreement anniversary to urge more Hanford funds
- Texas renews pushback on NRC authority to license interim storage
- Skipping interview with exposed workers at Columbia Generating Station was ‘judgement call,’ NRC says
- No. 2 EM boss at Savannah River calls it a career
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- Cleanup office budget sticks to 2023 startup for Vit Plant; no hard cost yet for WIPP ventilation
- Judge puts brakes on own order, Swift & Staley remains Paducah landlord on appeal
- Two-thirds of remaining EM sites will be clean within 25 years, DOE say
- DOE requests $10M for calcine waste preparations at Idaho National Lab
- Budget doc shows plans coming together for new Hanford fire station
- Low-level landfill at Oak Ridge inches closer to approval
- EM request would pump $40M into poor communities alongside cleanup sites
- WIPP handles 19 shipments during April
- Earnings dip, but revenue up at Leidos during Q1
- BWXT Q1 earnings decline as revenue rises
- Lawyer-less plaintiff drops suit against Savannah River prime
- DNFSB appoints trio of new resident inspectors
- Wrap Up: Mercury bid deadline extended again; fire update, longtime fed retires
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 19
Read Full Issue- Hearing on nuclear weapons, waste budgets canceled amid voting ‘circus’ on House floor
- Head of Pantex, Y-12 prime contractor to retire
- Weather, steam generator ‘issues’ delay restart of weapons-tritium production at Watts Bar 2
- Columbia, Dreadnought subs ‘bounced back’ from faulty missile tubes, U.S. admiral says
- BWXT Q1 earnings decline as revenue rises
- Los Alamos remained on maximum telework with Cerro Pelado fire burning; county schools were to reopen Monday
- DNFSB appoints trio of new resident inspectors
- Round Up: Energy and climate improvements for NNSA facilities; Pantex labor negotiations; congressional accord over compensation for atmospheric test downwinders
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- Holtec CISF licensing review could run through late summer, NRC says
- Huff sworn in as NE-1
- DOE seeks contractor to evaluate bids for nuke credits
- Markey touts commitment from Holtec to secure stakeholder consent for Pilgrim wastewater discharge
- NRC legal broadside aims to sink New Mexico interim storage suit
- EnergySolutions pushing back on eleventh-hour interventions on Kewaunee plant sale
- NRC IG fires back at staff response to Diablo Canyon feedwater leak investigation
- Wrap up: NRC greenlights EnergySolutions license transfers after stock buyout; Ex NE-1 at Aspen climate conference
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- Hearing on nuclear weapons, waste budgets canceled amid voting ‘circus’ on House floor
- Head of Pantex, Y-12 prime contractor to retire next week
- NRC IG fires back at staff response to Diablo Canyon feedwater leak investigation
- EnergySolutions pushing back on eleventh-hour interventions on Kewaunee plant sale
- EM request would pump $40M into poor communities alongside cleanup sites
- Low-level landfill at Oak Ridge inches closer to approval
- DNFSB appoints trio of new resident inspectors
- After 40-plus years, one of DOE’s longest-serving feds calls it a career
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- Leaders of DOE nuclear weapons, waste programs on Hill today for budget hearings
- DOE requests $10M for calcine waste preparations at Idaho National Lab
- WIPP handles 19 shipments during April
- DOE extends Centrus HALEU deal at Portsmouth into winter
- NRC legal broadside aims to sink New Mexico interim storage suit
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- BWXT Q1 earnings decline as revenue rises
- Weather, steam generator ‘issues’ delay restart of weapons-tritium production at Watts Bar 2
- DOE seeks contractor to evaluate bids for nuke credits
- Two-thirds of remaining EM sites will be clean within 25 years, DOE says
- Budget doc shows plans coming together for new Hanford fire station
- Lawyer-less plaintiff drops suit against Savannah River prime
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 18
Read Full Issue- More money won’t buy more pits, NNSA administrator, Nuclear Weapons Council chair tell senators
- Ranking HASC special forces member says SLCM-N, B83 deletes not happening
- Unvaccinated can return to Los Alamos National Lab as ‘normal operations’ resume
- Y-12 employees seeking class action have right venue, the wrong math, site prime says
- Fluor bullish on first quarter earnings, cites DOE biz
- Centrus posts first-quarter loss; says no order cancellations yet amid Russian invasion of Ukraine; eyes LEU enrichment boom for Piketon
- NNSA plans to reorganize headquarters procurement offices in July
- Controlled burn planned near Los Alamos as weather gives Cerro Pelado firefighters a break
- Senate unanimously approves extension of compensation program for sickened nuclear test participants, downwinders, uranium miners
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- GAO urges Congress to create under secretary for nuclear waste
- DOE request would ‘kick the can down the road’ on Hanford Building 324, Murray says
- Controlled burn planned near Los Alamos as weather gives Cerro Pelado firefighters a break
- Barring appeals court decision, Swift & Staley could remain Paducah landlord into 2023
- GAO says some DOE nuclear cleanup office projects still struggle
- Fluor bullish on first quarter earnings, cites weapons complex biz
- Jacobs reports strong earnings in its second fiscal quarter
- WIPP managers pursue New Mexico approval of new underground disposal areas
- Scientist claiming job retaliation for WIPP data wants case sent back to state court
- Portsmouth contractors rebut claims in updated complaint by locals
- Hanford 222-S laboratory manager calls it a career
- Wrap Up: EM budget details posted; BWXT, Longenecker announce appointments
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- Interim storage funding opportunity due in early fall, Granholm says
- Huff confirmed as NE-1 with big bipartisan margin in Senate
- Biden admin taps Crowell, former commissioner Caputo for vacant NRC slots
- Summary of interim storage RFI responses coming this summer, DOE says
- Cali gov reconsidering Diablo Canyon shutdown
- NRC moves decom rule comment deadline to August
- EnergySolutions accuses NorthStar of delaying Kewaunee plant sale approval as state regulator nears decision
- Inspection procedures at Diablo Canyon still pass muster after feedwater leak investigation, NRC says
- Wrap Up: Granholm visits new nuke research facility; New research grants from NRC; Pro-nukers rail against proposed advanced reactor regs
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- Huff confirmed as NE-1 with big bipartisan margin in Senate
- More money won’t buy more pits, NNSA administrator, Nuclear Weapons Council chair tell senators
- DOE request would ‘kick the can down the road’ on Hanford Building 324, Murray says
- GAO says some DOE nuclear cleanup office projects still struggle
- Summary of interim storage RFI responses coming this summer, DOE says
- Small modular reactor developer NuScale goes public
- Ohio consumer counsel wants big penalty for FirstEnergy’s failure to track grid modernization fees
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- GAO urges Congress to create under secretary for nuclear waste
- Biden admin taps Crowell, former commissioner Caputo for vacant NRC slots
- Nuclear Weapons Council heading to Senate for open testimony today
- No Los Alamos evacuations yet due to Cerro Pelado fire; lab telework possible
- WIPP managers pursue New Mexico approval of new underground disposal areas
- NRC moves decom rule comment deadline to August
- Senate unanimously approves extension of compensation program for sickened nuclear test participants, downwinders, uranium miners
- Inspection procedures at Diablo Canyon still pass muster after feedwater leak investigation, NRC says
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- Jacobs reports strong earnings in its second fiscal quarter
- Ranking HASC special forces member says SLCM-N, B83 deletes not happening
- EnergySolutions accuses NorthStar of delaying Kewaunee plant sale approval as state regulator nears decision
- Hanford 222-S laboratory manager calls it a career
- NNSA plans to reorganize headquarters procurement offices in July
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- Energy Secretary Granholm, top EM boss quizzed by key Congressional panels
- Grout use at Hanford intertwined with outcome of ‘holistic talks,’ officials say
- IWTU timeline complicated by fits-and-starts, DOE says
- Feds say most plaintiffs in Hanford COVID Vax case lack standing to sue; hearing set for May
- Long-term mercury storage RFP extended until May 20
- DNFSB taking advantage of closed-door meetings, according to report to Congress
- Swift & Staley too big for new Paducah biz due to ‘negative control’ of Portsmouth contract, judge finds
- Four Rivers to build emergency ops center at Paducah
- Wrap Up: Waste RFI, Hanford subcontract issued; mediator chosen at Oak Ridge
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 17
Read Full Issue- NNSA makes early call to lock in Honeywell subsidiary to manage Sandia for five more years
- NNSA, Pentagon ‘sorting out’ pit needs; new pits are ‘a hedge,’ NNSA administrator says
- Delay looms for Surplus Plutonium Disposition, according to NNSA’s FY23 budget request
- COVID cases jumped among NNSA on-site workers in March
- New weapons executive officer at Los Alamos
- DOD taking resumes for new senior nuke post
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- Entergy unmoved by Michigan gov’s quest for Palisades nuke credits; shutdown proceeding
- Biden Nuclear Energy nominee for DOE breezes through committee on unanimous vote
- DOE seeks $10M in dedicated local, tribal funds as part of interim storage ‘ramp up’ in FY23
- Holtec walks back ‘emotional response’ to Diablo Canyon spent fuel contract
- Interim Storage Partners tag-teams with NRC to kill Texas spent fuel lawsuit
- Renewables outpaced nuclear in 2021, EIA says
- Wrap Up: IAEA’s Ukraine report; University advanced nukes; TMI meltdown doc coming to Netflix
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- NNSA, DOD, ‘sorting out’ plutonium pit needs; new pits ‘a hedge,’ NNSA says
- NNSA budget request includes requirements of Biden nuclear posture review, Secretary of Energy says
- Researchers tell National Academies panel grout offers benefits of flexibility, speed
- Entergy pours ice water on Palisades bailout; posts big loss in nuclear biz
- Swift & Staley too big for new Paducah biz due to ‘negative control’ of Portsmouth contract, judge finds
- Renewables outpaced nuclear in 2021, EIA says
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- IWTU test run to restart in weeks; run as long as necessary, DOE says
- Delay looms for Surplus Plutonium Disposition, according to NNSA’s FY23 budget request
- Senate energy panel to vote on NE-1 nom Huff this week
- Interim Storage Partners tag-teams with NRC to kill Texas spent fuel lawsuit
- ‘Time is our common enemy,’ Hanford DOE boss tells science pane
- DOD taking resumes for new senior nuke post
- New weapons executive officer at Los Alamos
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- NNSA locks in Sandia management and operations contractor for five more years
- NNSA’s FY23 budget request seeks no money for SLCM-N warhead, B83 alterations
- Holtec walks back ‘emotional response’ to Diablo Canyon spent fuel contract
- Feds say most plaintiffs in Hanford COVID Vax case lack standing to sue; hearing set for May
- DNFSB taking advantage of closed-door meetings, according to report to Congress
- Four Rivers to build emergency ops center at Paducah
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 26 No. 16
Read Full Issue- DOE cans proposed extension for incumbent Savannah River prime; issued in error, DOE says
- NM Gov. blasts DOE over lack of engagement on surplus plutonium disposition program
- NNSA rolling on with plans to shore up federal workforce
- Navy killing low-yield nuclear SLCM over cost concerns
- Air Force seeks $380 million boost for LRSO in 2023
- NNSA nonproliferation office consulting preparations for nuclear power in Mideast, Africa, Asia
- NNSA search for new Las Vegas campus underway
- Rad sources missing in Russian invasion, Ukrainian research chief says; defenders could use surplus detectors
- Round Up: Ribbon cutting at NNSA HQ west; HEPA equipment for Savannah River pit plant; NNSA in person in Vienna; More
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- DOE cans proposed extension for incumbent Savannah River prime; issued in error, DOE says
- Washington state defends Hanford worker comp law before Supreme Court
- Contaminated excess facilities across DOE draw more attention from cleanup office
- NM Gov. blasts DOE over lack of engagement on surplus plutonium disposition program
- Los Alamos container emplaced at WIPP without ignition-risk test; Idaho shipments to resume
- ‘Stand down’ order lifted at Idaho advanced mixed waste treatment project
- Long-running problems with WIPP firefighting program cited by DOE Inspector General
- Federal district judge refuses to throw out most claims against Portsmouth contractors
- AVANTech fills out biz development ranks
- Wrap Up: DOE lands more minority partnership fund; ground broken on SRS project
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- As DOE unveils nuke credits, Michigan Gov Whitmer seeks aid for Palisades plant
- More than a third of Palisades workers will transfer to Holtec for decommissioning
- Texas interim storage lawsuit lacks jurisdiction, is unpersuasive, NRC argues
- Senate environment committee to hold field hearing in Pilgrim host city to discuss nuclear decom
- Orano blasts Holtec for spreading ‘misinformation’ about Diablo Canyon spent fuel contract
- TVA, Ontario Power Generation to collaborate on advanced reactors development
- DOD advanced reactor will use domestic fuel, program chief says
- Wrap Up: Nuclear outreach by DOE; NNSA consulting on new reactor exports; SNC-Lavalin scores win in Canada; Deep Isolation’s new advocacy
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- NM Gov. blasts DOE over lack of engagement on surplus plutonium disposition program
- Contaminated excess facilities across DOE draw more attention from cleanup office
- Orano, Holtec trade barbs over Diablo Canyon spent fuel contract
- Long-running problems with WIPP firefighting program cited by DOE Inspector General
- NNSA search for new Las Vegas campus underway
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- DOE opens bidding for first round of nuke credits from infrastructure bill
- ‘Stand down’ order lifted at Idaho advanced mixed waste treatment project
- Rad sources missing in Russian invasion, Ukrainian research chief says; defenders could use surplus detectors
- NNSA nonproliferation office consulting preparations for nuclear power in Mideast, Africa, Asia
- More than a third of Palisades workers will transfer to Holtec for decommissioning
- TVA, Ontario Power Generation to collaborate on advanced reactors development
- Feds kick off work on Advanced Manufacturing center near SRS lab
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- SRNS would remain Savannah River prime for up to 5 more years, under DOE plan
- Federal district judge refuses to throw out most claims against Portsmouth contractors
- Washington state defends Hanford worker comp law before high court
- Navy killing low-yield nuclear SLCM over cost concerns
- Texas interim storage lawsuit lacks jurisdiction, is unpersuasive, NRC argues
- Air Force seeks $380 million boost for LRSO in 2023
- Senate environment committee to hold field hearing in Pilgrim host city to discuss nuclear decom
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- Los Alamos container emplaced at WIPP without analysis of ignition-risk prompted March evac
- DOD advanced reactor will use domestic fuel, program chief says
- NNSA rolling on with plans to shore up federal workforce
- DOE Environmental Management expands minority partnership effort funding
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