Cleanup & Remediation

Earnings rose at Centrus Energy, based in Bethesda, Md., in the third quarter, which the uranium broker and enrichment developer attributed to an increase in the volume of uranium sold. Net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were $3.9 million, or $0.19 a diluted share, up from a net loss of $5 million […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has formally informed Secretary of Energy Chris Wright that the board plans to remain active on safety despite being down to a single member. The DNFSB’s acting chair, Thomas Summers, left the small agency when his term ended Oct. 18. The Summers’ exit leaves Patricia Lee as the […]

The Department of Energy has issued another solicitation for a data center and accompanying power generation, with this project to be developed at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management announced the request for offer (RFO) in a Nov. 4 press release. The online solicitation notice is available here. Responses to […]

The Department of Energy has issued another solicitation for a data center and accompanying power generation, with this project to be developed at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management announced the request for offer (RFO) in a Nov. 4 press release. The online solicitation notice is available here. Responses to […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has formally told Secretary of Energy Chris Wright that the board plans to remain active on safety despite being down to a single member. The DNFSB’s acting chair, Thomas Summers, left the small agency when his term ended Oct. 18. The Summers’ exit leaves Patricia Lee as the […]

Amentum has appointed Loren Jones as senior vice president for energy and environment-international. In Jones’s new role, he will “leverage more than 20 years of nuclear industry experience together with the vision and drive to lead Amentum’s growth and success in the United Kingdom, France, Central and Eastern Europe, Australia, Japan and internationally,”  Amentum said […]

Amentum said Friday it has landed major new business commitments for decommissioning work at the Sellafield nuclear site in the United Kingdom that could be worth the equivalent of $1.9 billion in U.S. dollars. At the same time, AtkinsRéalis said it is playing a major role in the England nuclear site’s cleanup.  After a competitive […]

The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) will hold a webinar about emergency response planning for upcoming nuclear storage projects on Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Registration for the webinar can be found here. According to ECA, the webinar will look to highlight how local communities and local officials collaborate together to practice joint drills […]

Christine Wormuth, most recently the Secretary of the Army, will be the Washington-based nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NTI) newest president and third chief executive officer effective Nov. 17, the organization announced last week. “NTI’s mission to reduce global nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats is more vital than ever,” Wormuth said in NTI’s release, adding […]

The Bechtel-built Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site in Washington state is continuing its opening weeks of operation and has filled 10 containers as of Monday, Oct. 27, according to the Department of Energy. The first two containers are scheduled to be shipped to the Hanford Integrated Disposal Facility this week, […]

Work crews at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina are starting what DOE dubs a “leak-tightness” test on its fifth super-sized saltstone disposal unit (SDU) at the federal complex near Aiken, S.C. Starting Monday, Oct. 27, environmental contractor Savannah River Mission Completion was to begin running the test on SDU-10, DOE […]

Liquid waste treatment, plutonium down-blending, and other work at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina have not yet been affected yet by the federal shutdown, according to a DOE spokesperson. Questions about potential impacts at the 310-square-mile site were initially sent to SRS offices near Aiken, S.C. before being directed […]

As Tim Walsh, the new Department of Energy assistant secretary for Environmental Management, settles into his office, he will find a letter from a federal watchdog about old equipment and ongoing safety concerns within the DOE nuclear complex. Walsh was sworn in to head the $8-billion nuclear cleanup office on Thursday Oct. 23 after being […]

Despite the government shutdown, Tim Walsh, the new head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) introduced himself to staff this week in a “Dear EM Team” email. “I’m thrilled to be sworn in as the EM Assistant Secretary and privileged to lead this exceptional organization,” said Walsh, who was sworn-in by […]

The House Cleanup Caucus event scheduled for the evening of Nov. 4 at the House Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. has been postponed, apparently due to the ongoing federal government shutdown,  The organizers announced the move Tuesday. No makeup date was announced in the emailed notice. The invitation-only gathering is hosted by the Energy Facility […]

KNOXVILLE, TENN. – East Tennessee could become a nuclear industry hub, several state officials said at a conference here Wednesday. That was a central theme in an afternoon panel discussion of regional business opportunities at the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) annual Business Opportunities and Technical Conference.  Tennessee Department Economic and Community Development […]

Despite the government shutdown, Tim Walsh, the new head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) introduced himself to staff this week in a “Dear EM Team” email. “I’m thrilled to be sworn in as the EM Assistant Secretary and privileged to lead this exceptional organization,” said Walsh, who was sworn-in by […]

The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office expects to extend by up to a year the Deactivation and Remediation contract held by Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. According to an online procurement notice from late June, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management expects to extend the contract period up to 12 […]

As Tim Walsh, the new Department of Energy assistant secretary for Environmental Management, settles into his office, he will find a letter from a federal watchdog about old equipment and ongoing safety concerns within the DOE nuclear complex. Walsh was sworn in to head the $8-billion nuclear cleanup office on Thursday Oct. 23 after being […]

Liquid waste treatment, plutonium down-blending, and other work at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina have not yet been affected yet by the federal shutdown, according to a DOE spokesperson. Questions about potential impacts at the 310-square-mile site were initially sent to SRS offices near Aiken, S.C. before being directed […]

Amid the government shutdown, the annual Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) conference in Knoxville, Tenn. will focus heavily on the industry players this year. ETEBA’s 26th Business Opportunities and Technical Conference kicks off Tuesday evening with a couple of sessions. The event at the Knoxville, Tenn. Convention Center runs through Thursday, Oct. 30.   […]

Work crews at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina are starting what DOE dubs a “leak-tightness” test on its fifth super-sized saltstone disposal unit (SDU) at the federal complex near Aiken, S.C. Starting Monday, Oct. 27, environmental contractor Savannah River Mission Completion will start running the test on SDU-10, DOE said […]

Tim Walsh, a combat veteran and real estate developer, was officially sworn in by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Thursday to lead the Department of Energy’s roughly $8-billion-dollar nuclear cleanup program. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management shared the news via a LinkedIn post with Walsh alongside Wright. The caption says “he is finally here.” The […]

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) will lose some of its watchdog powers but will retain others, even while down to one member, the departed acting chair of the board Thomas Summers said last week. This is the second article resulting from Exchange Monitor’s interview last week with Summers prior to his last day […]

United Steelworkers (USW) representatives at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth and Paducah Sites say they are troubled by lack of information coming from DOE and its contractors during the government shutdown. In an online conversation Wednesday, union representatives told Exchange Monitor they are reaching out to elected officials from Kentucky and Ohio about confusion and […]

Already offline for most of 2025, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, will remain out of service until early 2026, a DOE spokesperson said this week. After DOE and Amentum-led contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition returned the facility to operation July 17, the IWTU shut down five days […]

Already offline for most of 2025, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, will remain out of service until early 2026, a DOE spokesperson said this week. After DOE and Amentum-led contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition returned the facility to operation July 17, the facility shut down five days […]

The federal shutdown enters its 20th day on Monday Oct. 20 and with no breakthrough expected soon, the Department of Energy has called off next week’s meeting of advisory board leaders for the Office of Environmental Management (EM). In an announcement emailed to Exchange Monitor late Friday, DOE said the EM Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM […]

Lawmakers from Washington state reacted this week to news that the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) has finally turned some of its less-radioactive tank waste in glass form for disposal at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site. “It’s difficult to overstate how important this milestone is in the Hanford cleanup effort,” Washington Gov. Bob […]

“House of Dynamite,” a major motion picture about a potential nuclear strike on a major U.S. city, has opened in theatres and streams on Netflix Oct. 24. The thriller, directed by Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow, known for movies “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” centers around the U.S. Strategic Command, the White House Situation Room […]