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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said last week it successfully transferred 1.7 metric tons of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from Japan to the United States, reportedly the largest international transfer in the agency’s history. NNSA teamed up with Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, according to […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Naval Reactors could save billions of dollars and 15 years of cleanup time partnering with the Office of Environmental Management to clean up retired nuclear propulsion facilities, says the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  A report from the agency last week said the Office of Naval Reactors, which is responsible […]

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a fiscal 2027 budget hearing to discuss the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s request Wednesday morning. The hearing will be held in Room 406 in the Senate Dirksen Office Building at 10 a.m. Eastern time. All five of the NRC commissioners will be testifying before the full Senate […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has unveiled a new public website that should be easier to use.  “This update is part of a broader effort to improve transparency and accessibility for Congress, stakeholders, and the public—and to make it easier to quickly find our work, understand current issues, and navigate key materials across […]

Virginia-based Amentum reports its quarterly earnings Tuesday morning for the three-month period ending March 31. Amentum will discuss financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2026 with Wall Street analysts starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. As usual, the event will be webcast on Amentum’s investor website. Amentum basically follows the federal fiscal […]

The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch said Friday it is awarding a $5-million non-competitive grant to the Savannah River Site (SRS) Community Reuse Organization in North Augusta, S.C. The grant from DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), spread over five years, is for the Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers program, DOE said in a […]

AtkinsRéalis Group said Friday it is revamping its nuclear business in the United States, by setting up two operating divisions to better align with accelerating demand across the federal and commercial nuclear markets. “Jack Craig, Jr. will serve as senior vice president of Federal Services, where he will lead our federal nuclear portfolio, including our […]

Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  MAY: 12-13: Conference: The Nuclear Energy Institute will host a two-day conference on shaping the future of nuclear energy policy held at Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC  20008. 13: Hearing: Senate Armed Services will receive appropriations testimony from […]

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Maritime Administration have released a request for information (RFI) on May 7 for a new initiative exploring using small modular reactors to power commercial ships. According to the RFI, DOT and the Maritime Administration are seeking input from the industry and public to figure out if and how […]

Earnings fell at NuScale Power, Corvallis, Ore., in the first quarter, which the small modular reactor developer attributed to completing work and agreements last year related to the RoPower project in Romania. Revenue for the first quarter, ended March 31, was $600,000, down from $13.4 million in the first quarter in 2025. NuScale had a […]

Two hearings involving the fiscal 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and its semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), including the starting markup for the bill, will take place in Congress this week. Starting Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee will receive testimony from Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, NNSA Administrator Brandon Williams, and […]

Under an Air Force initiative for the service’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber by Northrop Grumman, the service would create a government-owned technical data library through reverse engineering and data rights acquisition. This news comes from a Thursday business notice from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center bomber directorate’s contracting office at Tinker Air Force […]

Tempers continue to flare between Fermi America and Toby Neugebauer as the company has rejected the former CEO’s call for a special meeting for shareholders, calling it invalid on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Neugebauer, who is also the co-founder of Fermi, called for a special meeting to be held on May 29. According to Neugebauer’s […]

The Donald Trump administration has requested that Congress again budget $45 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) for fiscal 2027, partly due to increased nuclear weapons work. The $45 million was equal to the White House request for fiscal 2026, which ends Sept. 30, although Congress appropriated less, $42 million in fiscal […]

GE Vernova and nuclear startup company Blue Energy have agreed to work together to bring a 2,500-megawatt gas and nuclear power plant to Texas. Blue Energy, which was founded in 2023, said in its Tuesday press release that the gas and nuclear hybrid power plant could be a new near-term approach to help meet projected […]

Delayed multi-ship contracts for 15 attack and ballistic missile submarines are finally expected in the second quarter of 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) CEO Chris Kastner said in a company earnings call Tuesday. Kastner said the company is “making good progress on the [Virginia-class submarine] Block VI and the next Columbia contract with awards expected […]

Earnings dropped at Centrus Energy, based in Bethesda, Md., in the first quarter, which the uranium broker and enrichment technology developer attributed to an increase in advanced technology costs and paying off debt. Net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 were $10 million, or $0.51 a share, compared to $27.2 million, or $1.60 […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management (LM) said this week it has promoted both a scientist and engineer to new positions. In a Monday press release, LM reported that Physical Scientist Nicole Olin has been promoted to LM’s team lead for LM-25, which includes Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality programs The safety and […]

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pressed David Beck, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), on whether the agency’s fiscal 2027 budget reflects a shifting strategy on plutonium pit production. During a Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development hearing last week, the ranking member of both the subcommittee and full committee […]

Bechtel and an organized labor group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to revamp apprenticeship programs supporting nuclear power projects. Bechtel and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) announced the MOU in a Tuesday press release. The longtime builder of nuclear infrastructure and NABTU, a large confederation of construction unions, will look to modernize […]

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La) last week questioned whether the United States needs to pursue two separate plutonium pit production facilities, signaling potential scrutiny ahead as lawmakers weigh rising nuclear weapons spending against broader defense priorities. Kennedy chairs the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, and made comments at a hearing featuring testimony from top […]

Radiant Nuclear’s application for its R-50 production facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. has been accepted for review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the company said Tuesday. El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiant’s Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 70 – 10 CFR Part 70 – license application review will be on an accelerated timeline of […]

The U.S. Air Force Commercial Engine Replacement Program for the Boeing B-52J recently passed a Critical Design Review, according to the service. The passage of review allows Boeing’s San Antonio, Texas, plant to modify two B-52Hs later this year to carry new F130 engines by Rolls-Royce. “Following this initial work, the two modified B-52J test […]

While the head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), Tim Walsh, has publicly expressed hopes of accelerating cleanup of Cold War and Manhattan Project sites, no speedup is reflected in a fiscal 2027 budget justification. The estimated final remediation of the Hanford Site in Washington state is currently forecast to fall […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) has plenty of facilities that are more than a half-century old and, since fiscal 2020, the cost of upkeep has more than doubled to $950 million yearly, according to a government watchdog. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Tuesday it is recommending several improvements to the […]

Brookfield and Columbia, S.C.-based The Nuclear Company formed a new company to fulfill the role as project manager for the completion of Units 2 and 3 of Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant in Fairfield County, S.C. The company will combine Brookfield’s global assessment management and energy infrastructure development abilities with The Nuclear Company’s nuclear project […]

Westinghouse has hired Gaby Poirier to become the president of the company’s global operating plants business unit. Poirier comes from the global aluminum producer Alcoa, where he oversaw its Northern American operations and served as president of Alcoa Canada, according to Westinghouse’s Tuesday press release. In Poirier’s new role with Westinghouse, he will lead the […]