NUCLEAR
Top Democrats demand answers on Trump administration's 'unfathomable' consideration of nuclear testing
The Hill | 6/08/2020
A group of top House Democrats is demanding answers from the Trump administration on reported conversations within the administration on whether to resume nuclear testing.
“It is unfathomable that the administration is considering something so short-sighted and dangerous, and that directly contradicts its own 2018 Nuclear Posture Review,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter Monday to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette and Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
Also Monday, Democratic Reps. Dina Titus and Steven Horsford, both representing Nevada, introduced a bill that seeks to prevent a resumption in nuclear testing. The legislation is a companion bill to one
introduced in the upper chamber last week by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).
The Washington Post reported last month that the idea of conducting the United States’s first nuclear test in decades was raised at a May 15 meeting of senior
officials.
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ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE
ECA Board of Directors to meet this week
ECA Staff | 6/15/2020
The Energy Communities Alliance will hold an all-member meeting on Thursday, June 18th. As the global pandemic has impacted normal annual business meetings, ECA will meet via video conference later this week. Discussions will range from completed activities in the first half of the year to proposed future
activities and initiatives in the second half of the year. There is much to do at the federal and local level in the coming months as new legislation is introduced and elections occur at the local, state, and federal level.
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World
Read the latest edition of the ECA Bulletin, a regular newsletter providing a detailed brief of ECA activities, legislative news, and major events from across the DOE complex. Have suggestions for future editions? Email bulletin@energyca.org.
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Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
governments.
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