Vol. 18, No. 15 
Federal judge temporarily blocks DOE’s move to cap research grant funds at universities
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Budget & Policy
Letters to Secretary Wright criticize cuts to funds, request workforce numbers
House Democratic leaders of the Energy and Commerce committee demanded answers from Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on the effects of mass firing at DOE. The letter, released April 14, was signed by full committee ranking member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
States, companies claim NRC rules stifle advanced reactor growth
A coalition of five states and three private nuclear companies filed a lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on April 7 in a federal district court in Texas. Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Utah joined with advanced nuclear companies Deep Fission,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
BWXT acquires land for domestic uranium enrichment, NNSA signals intent for sole-source
BWX Technologies announced Tuesday it acquired 97 acres of land in Oak Ridge, Tenn. with the goal of rebuilding domestic uranium enrichment capabilities by manufacturing centrifuges. According to the emailed press release, the land acquisition would support DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE’s consent based siting consortia federal manager steps down
Vincent Ialenti announced his resignation from the Department of Energy in a post on his LinkedIn profile. Ialenti worked in the DOE’s Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition and was the federal manager of the agency’s Consent-Based Siting Consortia.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
GE Hitachi successfully tests composite block for nuclear construction
A GE Hitachi Nuclear-led research team successfully tested new building blocks that could potentially reduce the cost of nuclear construction. In 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) partnered up with GE Hitachi to develop three construction technologies that can… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
City of Oak Ridge reworking airport plans given Orano project
The city of Oak Ridge, Tenn., is studying alternative sites for a municipal airport with land cleaned up by the Department of Energy now earmarked by Orano USA for a major uranium enrichment project. Although a local airport has been long sought by the city of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
EnergySolutions secures U.S. Department of Navy waste management contracts
EnergySolutions announced in a Tuesday press release it was awarded two government contracts that assist in nuclear waste management across prominent Naval sites in the United States. The Utah-based nuclear company was awarded new U.S. Navy Indefinite Delivery… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Two nuclear companies partner up to explore new nuclear fuel cycles
Orano USA and Curio announced on April 9 to have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner up to create a new pathway in advanced nuclear fuel management. Orano USA, based in Maryland, and Curio, based in Washington D.C., both specialize in nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Amentum selected to advance Czech utility’s SMR program
Amentum was selected by ČEZ, an energy utility based in the Czech Republic, to support its new nuclear program by advancing plans for two small modular reactors (SMR), as stated in an April 8 press release. Amentum, based in Chantilly, VA, will be tasked to deliver… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Budget & Policy
Round up: Ohio lawmakers send letter to Chris Wright; President Trump extends hiring freeze; EnergySolutions appoints Duffy; More
Ohio lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright asking that he award “a majority share” of any funds appropriated to the Department of Energy toward Centrus Energy’s American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The letter was signed by Gov.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as […]