# amentum (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover amentum. Page: Feed: --- ## [WIPP receives 17 July shipments after hoist repairs](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/wipp-receives-17-july-shipments-after-hoist-repairs/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico received 17 transuranic (TRU) waste shipments in July, after shipments were paused in May due to issues with the plant’s underground hoists. For comparison, WIPP received 48 TRU waste shipments in July 2025. The facility received 23 shipments in May 2026, before the \[…\] ## [An environmental coalition files appeals to federal courts in an effort to halt Palisades’ restart](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/an-environmental-coalition-files-appeals-to-federal-courts-in-an-effort-to-halt-palisades-restart/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ Two environmental organizations filed appeals to two U.S. Courts of Appeals in pursuit of continuing its challenge to Holtec International’s Palisade Nuclear Generating Station restart in Michigan. The coalition of environmental organizations Don’t Waste Michigan and Michigan Safe Energy Future filed its first appeal to the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio \[…\] ## [Urenco USA breaks ground for planned enrichment facility’s expansion](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/urenco-usa-breaks-ground-for-planned-enrichment-facilitys-expansion/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ Urenco USA held a groundbreaking ceremony, attended by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, for the planned expansion of its National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, N.M. Tuesday. The company announced multi-billion-dollar plans in June to expand its New Mexico enrichment facility by almost 50% to meet growing domestic enrichment needs. Urenco USA, an affiliate of the European \[…\] ## [House bill would broaden RECA eligibility, raise compensation and extend program](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/house-bill-would-broaden-reca-eligibility-raise-compensation-and-extend-program/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ A bipartisan House bill introduced this week would substantially expand the federal government’s radiation compensation program, adding communities and workers exposed to nuclear testing and extending the program for another 15 years. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 – introduced by Guam Delegate James Moylan (R) and co-led by Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández \[…\] ## [Leonardo DRS signs agreement for new naval power facility](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/leonardo-drs-signs-agreement-for-new-naval-power-facility/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ Leonardo DRS on Aug. 4 said it signed an agreement to build a new facility in Brookfield, Conn., to expand and consolidate operations for its Naval Power Systems businesses and ultimately help increase throughput. The new site will provide 141,087 square feet of space and combine operations currently spread across three locations in Danbury and \[…\] ## [Navy to reclassify 19 Virginia-class submarines](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/navy-to-reclassify-19-virginia-class-submarines/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ The Navy said this month it will reclassify 19 planned Virginia-class attack submarines equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) as guided missile submarines (SSGNs). The Virginia-class submarine is expected to deploy the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile and include a variant of the W80-4 warhead, something the National Nuclear Security Administration is already working on. \[…\] ## [Mooney joins Amentum as biz development VP](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/mooney-joins-amentum-as-biz-development-vp/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ Thomas Mooney, a manager experienced in the public and private sectors, joined Amentum in August as a vice president for business development, according to his LinkedIn profile. Mooney comes to Amentum from Parsons Corp., where he was a business development director since January 2023. Before that he was a strategic account manager for Leidos. Prior \[…\] ## [Used fuel management driving factor in innovation campus selections, says DOE’s Morales](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/used-fuel-management-driving-factor-in-innovation-campus-selections-says-does-morales/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ The five-state shortlist for nuclear hubs was driven by the Department of Energy’s search for host sites focused on managing waste, DOE’s Marla Morales said in a webinar Monday. In a webinar hosted by the American Nuclear Society, Morales, DOE’s acting deputy assistant for spent fuel and high-level waste disposition, said that the Nuclear Lifecycle \[…\] ## [SRNL boss hopes new research center can curb DOE’s $500B cleanup cost](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/srnl-boss-hopes-new-research-center-can-curb-does-500b-cleanup-cost/) _2026-08-19 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ A year after a new off-site research center opened, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) management is planning to put robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies into motion to reduce the Department of Energy’s $500 billion environmental cleanup projection. In an interview with Exchange Monitor, SRNL Director Johney Green said the first year of operation \[…\] ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/grmNkx2fXfxs) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Nvidia reaches agreement for DOE Portsmouth data site](https://www.exchangemonitor.com/nvidia-reaches-agreement-for-doe-portsmouth-data-site/) _2026-08-17 · ExchangeMonitor · Exchange Monitor_ The technology company Nvidia said Monday it has reached a lease agreement for “land, power and shell” or LPS facilities for an artificial intelligence (AI) data center at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio. “Today, we are partnering with SB Energy to secure LPS capacity at the exceptional PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in \[…\]