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NRC Expands Aircraft Rule, But Critics Remain

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

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By Jeff Beattie In a regulatory change that would create new headaches for NRG Energy's new reactors project at the South Texas Project nuclear plant, the NRC earlier this month issued a draft rule that would require already-approved reactor designs to be evaluated for possible changes to protect against airplane attacks, a switch from the commission's previous plan. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's initial version of the rule, issued in April 2004, would have applied the new airplane-protection requirements only to…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]