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Brendan Rogers, nominated to be assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment, promoted small modular reactors (SMRs) as a viable option to power military installations at a Senate nomination hearing last week. Rogers, among other Department of Defense nominees, Marc Berkowitz, James Caggy and Joseph Jewell, testified before the Senate Armed Services […]

Saskatchewan, Canada-based uranium producer Cameco reported Wednesday mixed financial results for the third quarter, ended Sept. 30. Net earnings for the third quarter were (CAN) $32 million (US $22.6 million), or (CAN) $0.07 a share, up from $24 million (US $17 million), or (CAN) $0.06 a share, in the year-ago quarter.  But the company reported […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) gave the Department of Energy and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) a year to brief the board on improvements to safety at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s  pit facility in New Mexico. The nuclear safety watchdog, in a letter to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright with […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Tuesday it was adding the U.K.’s Westley Group as a strategic supplier to support the U.S. submarine industrial base under the AUKUS agreement. The announcement was made by the submarine manufacturer during day one of the Indo Pacific International Maritime Expo in Sydney, Australia. According to a release on HII’s […]

The United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted EDF Energy  permission to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset, England. The decision came after a public consultation and detailed assessment by Office of Nuclear Regulation specialist inspectors of EDF’s environmental statement and habitats regulations assessment, according to the UK agency’s Oct. […]

The Department of Energy has issued another solicitation for a data center and accompanying power generation, with this project to be developed at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management announced the request for offer (RFO) in a Nov. 4 press release. The online solicitation notice is available here. Responses to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in the halls of the Capitol Tuesday that Congress will likely vote to open the government by Friday. Mullin told a quorum of reporters he’s “pretty confident” Congress will reopen the government this week, and while he said he […]

Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), the Bechtel-led contractor team that oversees the Y-12 National Security Complex, is looking at office space near the facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. CNS recently took in expressions of interest (EOI) from potential suppliers of office space located within five to 20 miles of the Y-12 complex at the Department of […]

Constellation Energy announced plans this week to explore adding 2,000 megawatts of new nuclear power in Maryland while seeking a license extension for its existing nuclear units.  On Tuesday, Constellation released a long-range proposal to develop up to 5,800 megawatts of power generation and battery storage projects in the state. Constellation’s proposal includes a prominent […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) last week asked President Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) not to “shield” nuclear weapons programs “from independent oversight.” During the confirmation hearing for Vice Adm. Richard Correll to be STRATCOM commander last week in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Warren said the nation’s nuclear […]

There have been reports since 2019 on Russia and China’s potential noncompliance with the Threshold Test Ban Treaty, one of President Donald Trump’s Department of Defense nominees said in Senate testimony Tuesday. Robert Kadlec, Trump’s nominee to be assistant secretary of defense for nuclear deterrence, chemical, and biological defense policy and programs, mentioned the reports […]

BWX Technologies and Rolls-Royce SMR have announced agreements to collaborate on development of Rolls-Royce small modular reactors and future fleets.  Rolls-Royce SMR, a United Kingdom-based nuclear company, signed a nuclear steam generator detailed design contract with BWXT, according to BWXT’s Oct. 28 press release. Along with the contract, the two companies also signed a memorandum […]

Jeff Avery, a longtime federal executive within the Department of Energy’s nuclear complex, has accepted a vice president’s post with Westinghouse Electric, Avery said this week on his LinkedIn page. “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Westinghouse Electric Company as vice president, Chief Operating & Administrative Officer for Westinghouse Government Services,” Avery said Monday […]

National news outlets reported early Tuesday that former Vice President Richard (Dick) Cheney has died at age 84. The Wyoming native served as vice president to President George W. Bush for eight years after serving in Congress and in high-level positions, including secretary of defense and chief of staff, for various Republican administrations, Fox News […]

Earnings rose significantly at BWX Technologies (BWXT), Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed to its “differentiating nuclear credentials” and some multi-year, special materials contracts it received. “The demand environment for nuclear solutions in defense, clean energy, and medical markets is unprecedented,” Rex Geveden, president and CEO of BWXT, said in the […]

Illinois lawmakers passed a clean energy bill last week that includes the full removal of the state’s decades-long ban on new nuclear energy builds. Senate Bill 25, “Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act”, was passed by the state’s House in a 70-37 vote on Oct. 29 and in the state’s Senate in a 37-22 vote […]

President Donald Trump last week announced South Korea will build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia, with the U.S. sharing sensitive technology with South Korea akin to the AUKUS agreement. “South Korea will be building its Nuclear Powered Submarine in the Philadelphia Shipyards, right here in the good ol’ U.S.A. Shipbuilding in our Country will soon […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has formally told Secretary of Energy Chris Wright that the board plans to remain active on safety despite being down to a single member. The DNFSB’s acting chair, Thomas Summers, left the small agency when his term ended Oct. 18. The Summers’ exit leaves Patricia Lee as the […]

Amentum has appointed Loren Jones as senior vice president for energy and environment-international. In Jones’s new role, he will “leverage more than 20 years of nuclear industry experience together with the vision and drive to lead Amentum’s growth and success in the United Kingdom, France, Central and Eastern Europe, Australia, Japan and internationally,”  Amentum said […]

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States would test nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other countries, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright clarified this did not mean explosive tests. “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are systems tests,” Wright said in the interview last week on […]

Amentum said Friday it has landed major new business commitments for decommissioning work at the Sellafield nuclear site in the United Kingdom that could be worth the equivalent of $1.9 billion in U.S. dollars. At the same time, AtkinsRéalis said it is playing a major role in the England nuclear site’s cleanup.  After a competitive […]

The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) will hold a webinar about emergency response planning for upcoming nuclear storage projects on Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Registration for the webinar can be found here. According to ECA, the webinar will look to highlight how local communities and local officials collaborate together to practice joint drills […]

New York Power Authority has issued its first solicitations for a proposed 1,000-megawatt nuclear energy project. One of the solicitations includes a request for information seeking information (RFI) from possible development partners with experience building or operating a nuclear power plant, according to NYPA’s Oct. 30 press release. NYPA’s first solicitation seeks “information regarding viable […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) last Thursday Oct. 30 posted strong third quarter results on ample top and bottom-line performance at its shipbuilding operations combined with a solid contribution from the Mission Technologies segment. Net income jumped 44% to $145 million, $3.68 earnings per share (EPS), from $101 million ($2.56 EPS), handily topping consensus estimates by […]

Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking:  (With the federal shutdown still in effect at press time it is advisable to double-check with sponsors to see if government-related speakers/events are still scheduled. ) November  03: Earnings Call: BWX Technologies, the nuclear services company, holds its call at 5 p.m. […]

The Professional Services Council (PSC), a trade association representing 400 federal contractors, wrote a letter Oct. 28 to Congressional leaders mourning the federal government shutdown, citing its effect on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) among other agencies. The letter, obtained by the Exchange Monitor, was addressed to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate […]