Vol. 18, No. 11 
Nuclear board urges waste repository, specific site must be identified
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Think tank examines Appalachia’s new nuclear potential
A member of the House Appropriation Committee from Tennessee and nuclear advocates took part in a think tank-sponsored webinar Thursday on the potential for developing advanced reactors in coal-heavy Appalachia. The Atlantic Council’s Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative, which last month released a report dubbed “Atoms for Appalachia” after holding a series of workshops that explores […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Amentum boss lauds Oak Ridge for cleanup, bid development
PHOENIX —The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee is an example of where remediation successfully cleared the way for new nuclear and other business ventures, an Amentum executive told the Waste Management Symposia here last week. The former Oak Ridge gaseous diffusion “plant has been transformed into a clean, modernized, multi-use industrial park, […]
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Budget & Policy
With judge’s restraining order, DOE staffers being reinstated
The Department of Energy is rehiring many probationary employees laid off in recent government downsizing by the Donald Trump administration, sources said this week. DOE did not immediately reply to an email Friday morning seeking confirmation and no hard numbers were available. The workers are being reinstated after a Maryland-based federal judge’s order that grew […]
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International
Ukraine nuclear issues draw interest at Waste Management
PHOENIX — More than 100 people showed up and gave a standing ovation March 11 at the conclusion of the first of two presentations here at the Waste Management Symposia on the status of nuclear power plants in Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion. “We are talking about a sovereign nation that is a member […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Holtec awarded second tranche of DOE loan money for Palisades
The Department of Energy said Monday it is awarding Holtec the second phase of a federal loan, this chunk worth nearly $57 million, to go toward reviving the closed Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan. Providing it wins the necessary Nuclear Regulatory Commission approvals, the 800-megawatt facility would effectively become the nation’s first restart of […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Locals still have fingers crossed on major Hanford solar project
Local development officials in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state remain cautiously optimistic a major new solar power project envisioned for the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site will happen despite a change in administrations. Officials at DOE and the Chicago-based developer, Hecate Energy, both declined comment last week. Also last week, Roger Jarrell, a DOE […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Amentum appoints Parr international development VP
CHANTILLY, VA – Amentum has announced Corhyn Parr as its vice president of international development on Tuesday. Parr previously served as the CEO of Nuclear Waste Services, a subdivision of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and was the director of Integrated Waste at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. After graduating as a mechanical engineer, Parr […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Perma-Fix sees bumpy financial results in 2024
Perma-Fix Environmental Services suffered a drop in revenue in 2024, the Atlanta-based company reported March 12. In its latest earnings report, Perma-Fix said it was disappointed with its 2024 financial results, but expected better things in 2025. In the news release last week, Perma-Fix CEO Mark Duff said: “While our financial performance in the fourth […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Round Up; EnergySolutions taps new ops VP; NRC publishes new digest; obituaries
EnergySolutions appointed Laszlo von Lazar as vice president of operations on Thursday. Lazar has served in previous roles that involved managing operations in the power sector including gas, offshore wind, nuclear and solar. He previously served as president of the Energy and Process Industries and was a member of the board at Black and Veatch. […]