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Next Pantex prime could be on the job for 20 years, according to draft NNSA solicitation
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday released its draft solicitation for bids on a potentially 20-year standalone contract to manage the Pantex Plant nuclear-weapons service hub in Amarillo, Texas. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will have at least a five-year base with one five-year option period and perhaps as many as two more five-year options after that, according to the sections of the solicitation labeled Part I Schedule. The nuclear weapons agency posted the draft request for proposals online Thursday, about one month later than the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) forecast in January, when it released a request for information to help shape the solicitation for the landmark competition. Responses to the draft solicitation…		 Upcoming Events

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Manchin wants U.S. to help Saudis with nuclear power; says DOE rebuffed kingdom
The National Nuclear Security Administration cold-shouldered Saudi Arabia recently when the Kingdom sought U.S. help establishing a civilian nuclear power industry, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in a hearing Wednesday. “I believe it’s imperative that we have that relationship with…
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IWTU turns out first 18 canisters of granular waste; 100% radwaste ops by summer
The Department of Energy has produced its first 18 canisters of solidified granular waste with the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Idaho National Laboratory, agency officials told a federal advisory panel Thursday. The $1.4-billion Integrated Waste Treatment Unit…
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New DOE consent based siting report arrives; funding for communities on track for summer
The Department of Energy on Tuesday published a new report about the agency’s plans for finding a willing host for a federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. The document, which puts a federal interim storage site some 10…
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Delivery dates for next round of nukes get hazier in latest annual NNSA progress report
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s latest Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan, released Monday, fuzzed up delivery dates for distant, future nuclear weapons that, as recently as a year ago, had at least placeholder dates. Specially, three weapons, ground-, sea- and…
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