WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued the text of the following letter: * * * To: The Honorable Joyce L. Connery, Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chair Connery: This letter serves as a response to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's November 2, 2021, letter referring to Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site (SRS) Building 235-F Safety and requesting an annual briefi  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers and their collaborators have developed new high-energy pulse compression gratings that will be used in the world's highest-power laser system, designed to deliver up to 10 petawatts (quadrillion watts) of peak power. A petawatt is roughly the power output of the entire U.S. electrical grid. The hig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: A. Boussouf and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending August 26, 2022 DNFSB Staff Activity: A. Boussouf provided support to the acting resident inspector at Pantex. Transuranic Waste Facility (TWF): Last Thursday, there was  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017, winds snapped trees and destroyed homes, while heavy rains transformed streets into rivers. But after the storm passed, the human toll continued to grow as residents struggled without electricity for months. Five years later, power outages remain long and frequent. To provide more affordable, reliable and sustainab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Savannah River Site issued the following weekly report: TO: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: A.Z. Kline, L. Lin, Z.C. McCabe and E.P. Richardson, resident inspectors SUBJECT: Savannah River Site Activity Report for Week Ending August 12, 2022 K-Area: K-Area personnel successfully completed the downblend processing of the first container of high heat load plutonium oxide on 8/9/22. The  more