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Industry reps provide insight on supplier needs amid growing energy demands
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As renewed interest in nuclear energy continues to materialize in the United States, nuclear companies are seeking multiple suppliers to help bring their plans to fruition, company representatives said here on Oct. 29. Industry representatives from Orano USA,…
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Virginia-class sub will start month-long maintenance at HMAS Sterling
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788) arrived at HMAS Stirling on Oct. 27 to start a scheduled month-long maintenance period, the fourth such submarine maintenance period in the region since AUKUS’s establishment, according to a Navy press release. This…
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Huck selected as NNSA Savannah River field office manager
Betty Huck has taken over as manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Savannah River Field Office, overseeing more than $2.9 billion in annual contracts at the South Carolina site, according to a Nov. 2 press release. Huck succeeds Michael Mikolanis as field…
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Monitor election coverage starts online Wednesday
Tuesday Nov. 3 is of course election day and the polls were scheduled to close anywhere from 6 p.m. Eastern Time to after midnight on Wednesday morning, depending on what state and county you live. Major media reports have indicated a record number of people have voted early in…
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BWXT has strong third quarter thanks to Janus and other contracts
Earnings rose at Lynchburg, Va.- based BWX Technology (BWXT) in the third quarter, which the company attributed to trends in energy security challenges requiring nuclear solutions. Net earnings for the third quarter ended were $102 million, or $1.11 a share, up from $82.2…
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Urenco turns out first LEU-plus cylinder
Urenco USA said Monday it has produced its first cylinder of low-enriched uranium plus (LEU+) at its plant in Eunice, N.M. “Through the coordinated efforts of teams from across our site and company, we can now supply an innovative fuel option for our customers and support the…
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Navy to consider SMRs at the Naval Weapons Crane
The United States Navy has selected its Naval Weapons Stations in Crane, Ind. to support large-scale advanced nuclear power generation at the naval installation. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced on Oct. 28 at the 5th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit, hosted…
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Parsons CEO keeps eye on elections, fiscal 27 budget
Chantilly, Va.-based Parsons Corp. reported last week that its third quarter net income was $54 million down from $64 million during the same three-month period in 2025. According to its Oct. 28 earnings release, Parsons earnings per share was $0.51 in the quarter ended Sept. 30…
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NRC to finalize streamlined contested hearing process rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized a rule Oct. 30 that would change the agency’s contested hearings process for its licensing applications and create three hearing paths. The three hearing tracks are: standard, focused and expedited. The standard proceeding will be…
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Shipbuilding propels GD to strong third quarter
General Dynamics (GD) last week reported strong sales and earnings in the third quarter led by the company’s shipbuilding business followed by the Aerospace segment, the company said on its quarterly earnings call. Overall, in the quarter, GD’s net income rose 16% to $1.2…
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Raytheon awarded $8B strategic communications contract
Raytheon received an $8 billion contract from the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center that runs through 2036 to support the modernization and production restart of Strategic Communications Terminals. Raytheon, based in Marlborough, Mass., was awarded the maximum-ceiling,…
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Studsvik CEO resigns; successor appointed
Studsvik, a Sweden-based nuclear technology company, is getting a new chief executive officer, the company announced Monday. The Studsvik board of directors appointed Stefan Håkansson, currently a senior executive with Öresundskraft, as president and CEO effective in February,…
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NRC completes X-energy’s Texas SMR project’s environmental review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued a final safety evaluation report for advanced reactor developer X-energy’s first planned small modular reactor in Seadrift, Texas, completing its environmental review. According to X-energy’s Oct. 30 press release, NRC staff…
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Westinghouse begins FEED study for Slovakian nuclear plant
Westinghouse said it has begun a six-month front-end and engineering design study for its AP1000 reactor technology at Jaslovské Bohunice nuclear plant in Slovakia. The study is funded by the Department of State’s Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular…
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Centrus starts shipping new centrifuges to Ohio from Oak Ridge
Bethesda, Md. uranium broker Centrus Energy has manufactured its first centrifuge and is shipping it to its uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, the company said Oct. 29. The centrifuge was made at Centrus’ Oak Ridge, Tenn. facility. This centrifuge was completed as a…
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Portsmouth Infrastructure contract won by Arizona small biz
The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch has contracted a small business out of Tempe, Ariz., for the Infrastructure Support Services contract at the Portsmouth Site at Piketon, Ohio. In a Friday Oct. 30 news release, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said the…
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Coming Up:
Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: NOVEMBER: 02: Earnings call: BWX Technologies will hold its quarterly earnings call start at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. 03: Election day, mid-terms. 03: Earnings call: Leidos will hold its quarterly…
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Sandia gets $3.38M for advanced nuclear fuel analysis
Sandia National Laboratories has been selected for $3.38 million in Department of Energy funding to develop analytical tools aimed at helping advance the safe, secure production of nuclear fuels for next-generation reactors. The funding is part of DOE’s nearly $50 million…
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NNSA holds low-altitude helicopter flight ahead of G20 summit
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is scheduled to conduct low-altitude helicopter flights Nov. 3 to Nov. 5 over South Florida, the agency said in an email last week. The agency’s Aerial Measuring System, radiation-sensing technology that flies on a Leonardo…
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EM panel provides update on AI data center development at federal sites
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) undergoes something of an identity shift, it is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on remediated land at federal nuclear sites. Robert Seifert, DOE’s EM director of…