Vol. 36, No. 43 
Let’s catch up: A post-shutdown recap of EM-related developments
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Budget & Policy
Trump signs bill to end 43-day government shutdown
The House voted 222-209 Wednesday to approve a stopgap spending bill that will fund the government until Jan. 30 with a loose promise from the GOP that Congress will negotiate on healthcare once the government reopens. The continuing resolution (CR), alongside… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Fleischmann: While shutdown ends without contractor furloughs, funds will be slow
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Contractors in the nuclear weapons complex have come out of the shutdown relatively unscathed, although it could take months to catch up on work around the Department of Energy sites, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told the Exchange Monitor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Savannah River report shows progress on liquid waste, downblending
Tank waste removal at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site jumped nearly two years ahead of schedule during fiscal 2025, based on milestones laid out in an agreement between site management and federal and state regulators. In its 2022 Federal Facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste
An EnergySolutions proposal to take low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at its Clive, Utah disposal site will be the focus of an upcoming special meeting of the Northwest Interstate Compact On Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. According to a public notice, the Nov. 25 public meeting will consider a draft for “possibly accepting LLRW waste […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Group challenges NRC license for Holtec storage
Beyond Nuclear has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license that could allow Holtec International to develop a waste storage site in New Mexico, although Holtec says it no longer plans to do so. Beyond Nuclear has… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AtkinsRéalis sees strong earnings in third quarter
Earnings rose at AtkinsRéalis Group Montreal, Canada in the third quarter, which the engineering company attributed to “sustained project execution and overhead control”, Ian Edwards, AtkinsRéalis president and CEO, said during a Thursday earnings call. Net… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT brings on new general counsel
BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., has appointed Toby Smith as its new senior vice president and general counsel, replacing Ronald (Chip) Whitford, the company said last week. BWXT expects that Whitford will stay on in an advisory role through early 2026, the company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Walsh makes first Hanford trip with little fanfare
Tim Walsh, the new head of the Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management, made his first visit to DOE’s largest nuclear cleanup site last week, a Washington state newspaper reported. With little fanfare, Walsh, assistant secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: Office space sought near INL; SRS CAB meeting cancelled; more
Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA), the Department of Energy’s operations contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is on the lookout for potential office space around Idaho Falls, according to an online procurement notice. As it kicks off its market research,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]