:

NRC Sees Security ‘Degradation’ At One Nuke Facility; NFS Upping Protection

DDN

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

SHARE:

By George Lobsenz While saying its inspections last year found security remained sound at U.S. nuclear power plants and fuel facilities, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has cited one nuclear plant for "moderate degradation" in its security performance in 2008 and revealed that the Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS), the operator of a sensitive nuclear fuel plant in Tennessee, is carrying out "a major program" of security upgrades. The NRC also told Congress in a report on its 2008 security inspection…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]