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 Innovation Campus, joining Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah, which were announced in late July, among the finalists.
A DOE Office of Nuclear Energy spokesperson told Exchange Monitor Wednesday that West Virginia and DOE signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a nuclear energy campus, in the state best-known for its coal mining.
James Biggins, a longtime senior manager at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has started a new position as chief of staff and chief counsel at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
Biggins joined the Government Ethics office this month, he announced in a LinkedIn post. Biggins has held various key DNFSB posts, including general manager, general counsel and deputy executive director for risk and strategy, according to his online profile. He has been with DNFSB dating back to 2015.
Biggins became a member of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service in September 2016 and has been practicing law for over 25 years, the Office of Government Ethics said in a Sept. 8 press release. Before joining DNFSB, Biggins worked in the legal departments of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Virginia-based BWX Technologies (BWXT), which is involved in everything from supporting Naval nuclear reactors, to nuclear power to weapons cleanup, will hold an Investor Day presentation Sept. 29 in New York City.
The event, featuring presentations from BWXT President and CEO Rex Geveden and other top executives, is by invitation only. However, the webcast audio and slide presentation material will be made available on BWXT’s investor webpage.
BWXT announced the Investor Day in an Aug. 31 press release. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. BWXT, which has more than 11,000 employees, is a major contractor for the Department of Energy and other government agencies.
Centrus Energy and Radiant Nuclear agreed to a long-term deal where Centrus will provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for Radiant’s incoming fuel needs following its Janus program selection.
The Army’s Janus program awarded Radiant with $750 million to construct its Kaleidos microreactor at Fort Benning in Georgia and develop 15 microreactors across several military installations. Centrus said in its Wednesday press release that under this deal, it will begin to supply HALEU prior to 2030. The contract amount was not provided in the release.
Thomas Graham, formerly director and general counsel for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, died Sept. 3 at 92 at his home in Washington, according to an online obituary.
Graham was a special representative for arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament under President Bill Clinton. During the Clinton administration, he helped secure a permanent extension for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He also studied under Henry Kissinger when he was a professor at Harvard Law School.