Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

ORNL Exercises Option to Keep USEC ACP Work Going Through March 2015

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
8/1/2014
USEC’s contract with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to continue work on the American Centrifuge Project has been formally extended through March of next year as the lab this week exercised a $41.6 million six-month…

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Publication Notice

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NNSA Governance Advisory Panel Likely to Call for Strengthening NNSA Within DOE

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S.C. Lawmakers Optimistic on MOX; Moniz Wants Sustained Funding

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Nuclear Weapons Council Formally Commits to LANL Modular Pu Strategy

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U.S. Formally Accuses Russia of Violating INF Treaty

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Senate Appropriators Warn NNSA Over Future Contract Consolidation

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NNSA, Los Alamos in Negotiations on Contract Mod to Include Penalties for Cost Overruns

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Harvard Report Calls for Boost to Nonproliferation Spending

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Judge Denies ConverDyn Request for Injunction Against DOE Uranium Transfers

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Protesters From Y-12 Break-In Release Statement on Anniversary of Security Breach

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DOE Abruptly Changes Management at Berkeley Site Office

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DOE IG Raps NNSA, LANL, Sandia for Poor Project Mgmt. on Nuclear Detonation Sensor Program

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In Memoriam: Joseph Bader

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At Los Alamos

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At Oak Ridge

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Wrap Up: In Congress

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Urenco USA brings sixth cascade online at New Mexico enrichment plant

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DOE hits 20% of DUF6 conversion at Portsmouth

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X-energy completes vertical construction of Oak Ridge fuel facility

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

BWXT sees billions in potential defense-fuel work as U.S. rebuilds enrichment

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Round Up: Framatome signs enriched fuel contract; DOE ships ‘rare salt’ material to Natura; Dems introduce Good Energy Jobs Act and Virginia commission plans hearings on NextEra, Dominion merger

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Round Up: New Mexico to prohibit new uranium mining; SMRs garner international interest, Grossi says; NRC unveils new website design

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus inks agreement to supply HALEU to Antares

Budget & Policy

New Mexico state agency to prohibit any new uranium mining

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

NANO enters MOU with Enveniam to advance nuclear projects

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus, Radiant reach a long-term HALEU deal

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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

West Virginia becomes sixth state picked under DOE’s nuclear campus program

West Virginia has been selected as a finalist to host a nuclear campus under a high-profile Department of Energy program Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) announced in a Tuesday press conference. West Virginia is now the sixth state to be considered for a nuclear lifecycle… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged […]
Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Fuel reprocessing to play a role in advanced nuclear sector, panel says

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus, Radiant enter into a long-term HALEU deal

International

IAEA: North Korea has new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

West Virginia becomes sixth state selected under DOE’s nuclear campus program

International

IAEA: North Korea builds new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

DOE national labs, NNSA using uranium oxide from DUF6 operations

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    Nuclear movie buffs can view Atomic Energy Commission footage

  2. Defense & Military

    DOE employee faces prosecution for helping terror group; Hanford not targeted

  3. Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC issues “chilled work environment” letter to Holtec’s Palisades

  4. Contracts & Procurement

    Kentucky issues reactor pilot program solicitation

  5. Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC approves Westinghouse’s AP1000 design revision

  6. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NWTRB hires Janicke as executive director

  7. Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC issues “chilled work environment” letter to Holtec’s Palisades

  8. Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

  9. Plutonium Pit Production

    DOE authorizes full construction of Savannah River plutonium facility

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

DOE hits 20% of DUF6 conversion at Portsmouth

By Photo of Sarah Salem

The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch said Tuesday it has now reduced its inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) cylinders at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio by 20%.

DOE’s Office of Environmental Management announced Tuesday its AtkinsRéalis-led…

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Army’s Janus program potential support for broader ‘Fortress America’ energy push

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Air Force tests unarmed ICBM reentry vehicle

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Key House, Senate races in DOE nuclear weapons complex

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Golden Dome could reshape nuclear deterrence but ‘needs budget,’ experts say

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HII wins $56M Navy contract for AUKUS submarine design work

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U.S., China discuss reciprocal nuclear facilities visits

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NATO has proceeded with annual nuclear exercise amid Russian nuclear warning

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Deep tapped as next CEO of General Dynamics; Novakovic will be executive chair

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NNSA awards $3M for secure Albuquerque headquarters space

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WIPP received 53 TRU waste shipments in September

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Wrap up: NNSS seeks drill; Trump announces Cleveland sub repair center; Oak Ridge announces new science center contract

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Exchange Monitor updates online look, newsletter brands

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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Urenco USA brings sixth cascade online at New Mexico enrichment plant

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

X-energy completes vertical construction of Oak Ridge fuel facility

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

BWXT sees billions in potential defense-fuel work as U.S. rebuilds enrichment

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Round Up: Framatome signs enriched fuel contract; DOE ships ‘rare salt’ material to Natura; Dems introduce Good Energy Jobs Act and Virginia commission plans hearings on NextEra, Dominion merger

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Round Up: New Mexico to prohibit new uranium mining; SMRs garner international interest, Grossi says; NRC unveils new website design

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus inks agreement to supply HALEU to Antares

Budget & Policy

New Mexico state agency to prohibit any new uranium mining

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

NANO enters MOU with Enveniam to advance nuclear projects

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus, Radiant reach a long-term HALEU deal

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

West Virginia becomes sixth state picked under DOE’s nuclear campus program

A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.
Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Fuel reprocessing to play a role in advanced nuclear sector, panel says

WASHINGTON – The advanced nuclear technology sector likes the idea of used fuel reprocessing, but is still trying to figure out the economics of it, a House Science, Space and Technology Committee panel heard last week.  Several nuclear industry specialists… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Centrus, Radiant enter into a long-term HALEU deal

International

IAEA: North Korea has new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

West Virginia becomes sixth state selected under DOE’s nuclear campus program

International

IAEA: North Korea builds new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

DOE national labs, NNSA using uranium oxide from DUF6 operations

Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

Round Up: Ur-Energy makes uranium shipment; Kairos launches new workforce program; SHINE, Argonne, CWRU to collaborate on fuel recycling; Bechtel to lead construction of Poland’s nuclear plant

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  1. Uncategorized

    Nuclear movie buffs can view Atomic Energy Commission footage

  2. Defense & Military

    DOE employee faces prosecution for helping terror group; Hanford not targeted

  3. Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC issues “chilled work environment” letter to Holtec’s Palisades

  4. Contracts & Procurement

    Kentucky issues reactor pilot program solicitation

  5. Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    NRC approves Westinghouse’s AP1000 design revision

  6. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NWTRB hires Janicke as executive director

  7. Recommissioning & Restarts

    NRC issues “chilled work environment” letter to Holtec’s Palisades

  8. Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Early equipment delivery moves Savannah River pit production training facility forward

  9. Plutonium Pit Production

    DOE authorizes full construction of Savannah River plutonium facility