Contracts & Procurement

A Government Accountability Office hearing on a protest of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12/Pantex award by Babcock & Wilcox-led Nuclear Production Partners (NP2) has been pushed back until Monday. The hearing was supposed to take place yesterday, but Ralph White, the GAO’s managing associate general counsel, confirmed that it had been delayed. White did […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 1/17/2014 AREVA TN announced this week that it has entered into an agreement with Waste Control Specialists to provide support services for its TN RAM Cask. The agreement opens up a new disposal pathway for utilities to dispose of waste in the WCS facility, which accepts Class A, B, and […]

Mike Nartker RW Monitor 1/10/2014 EnergySolutions is starting off the new year with a set of senior management changes. As part of a new “consolidation” of the company’s management team, Mark Morant and Alan Parker have been named to oversee Projects; and Products, Projects and Technology, according to EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker. “Mark Morant is […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/26/2014 The Department of Energy has begun conducting market research in preparation for two planned procurements for the lease and loading of casks with spent nuclear fuel, as well as the transportation of the fuel from non-commercial research reactors to the Idaho National Laboratory, according to a pair of Sources […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/25/2014 Studsvik decreased the company’s risk exposure with the sale of its U.S. operations, according to the company’s first quarter interim report posted this week. Studsvik sold its processing facilities in Erwin and Memphis, Tenn.,  acquisition of the THOR technology for the commercial North American and Chinese markets, and Studsvik’s […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/18/2014 Westinghouse Electric Company and Canadian Nuclear Partners, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, announced an agreement this week that enables the two companies to work more closely together on global nuclear projects. The agreement includes potential joint projects in refurbishment, maintenance and outage services, decommissioning and remediation of existing […]

Company Reports Net Loss of $36M for Q4 2013, But Optimistic About This Year Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/18/2014 Perma-Fix Environmental Services this week reported down financial results for the fourth quarter of 2013, and warned in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its future could be at risk. However, company […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/11/2014 US Ecology, Inc. this week announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire EQ – The Environmental Quality Company, an environmental services and waste management company based in Wayne, Mich., with facilities throughout the Eastern United States. EQ is owned by an affiliate of New York-based private […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/4/2014 International Isotopes suffered another negative year in 2013, with a net loss of approximately $2.5 million, according to a company release this week. The net loss in 2013 increased approximately ten percent compared to the $2.2 million net loss suffered in 2012. The company placed much of the blame […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 4/4/2014 Perma-Fix Environmental Services anticipates reporting a net loss for 2013, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Perma-Fix notified the SEC that it would be late filing its 2013 financial statements because the company “is engaged in discussions with certain parties, the result of […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/21/2014 Valhi Inc., the parent company of Waste Control Specialists, expects WCS to begin operating profitably in 2014 after suffering an operating loss in 2013, although the company warned it would not be opposed to seeking “strategic alternatives” if cash flow does not improve, according to a Securities and Exchange […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/7/2014 EnergySolutions this week wrapped up its acquisition of Studsvik’s commercial U.S. operations. The deal includes the purchase of Studsvik’s processing facilities in Erwin and Memphis, Tenn., the acquisition of the THOR technology for the commercial North American and Chinese markets, and Studsvik’s portion of the joint venture it had […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/14/2014 U.S. Ecology experienced its best year ever in 2013 with record revenue and gross profits, according to U.S. Ecology President and CEO Jeff Feeler in an investor’s call held this week. In previous investor’s calls, the company had warned that record revenues may not hold up through the fourth […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 2/14/2014 EnergySolutions is set to purchase Studsvik’s U.S. operations in a deal worth $23 million. The sale includes Studsvik’s operations in Erwin and Memphis, Tenn., as well as its holding in Semprasafe. Additionally, EnergySolutions acquires patents related to the THOR treatment technology in China and the rights to use the […]

Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 1/31/2014 Kurion has acquired Vista Engineering Services, tripling the size of the company. Vista Engineering Services, based in Richland, Wash., offers a variety of engineering services including environmental remediation capabilities, and its base work at the Department of Energy’s Hanford site offers Kurion a larger influence within the DOE cleanup […]

Mike Nartker RW Monitor 1/10/2014 EnergySolutions is starting off the new year with a set of senior management changes. As part of a new “consolidation” of the company’s management team, Mark Morant and Alan Parker have been named to oversee Projects; and Products, Projects and Technology, according to EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker. “Mark Morant is […]

Mike Nartker RW Monitor 1/10/2014 EnergySolutions is starting off the new year with a set of senior management changes. As part of a new “consolidation” of the company’s management team, Mark Morant and Alan Parker have been named to oversee Projects; and Products, Projects and Technology, according to EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker. “Mark Morant is […]

Mike Nartker RW Monitor 1/10/2014 EnergySolutions is starting off the new year with a set of senior management changes. As part of a new “consolidation” of the company’s management team, Mark Morant and Alan Parker have been named to oversee Projects; and Products, Projects and Technology, according to EnergySolutions spokesman Mark Walker. “Mark Morant is […]

CNS Community Commitment Plan Coming June 30 NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Consolidated Nuclear Security, the incoming contractor at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear weapons plants, plans to release its Community Commitment Plant on June 30—the day before CNS officially takes full responsibility for managing the two sites. Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan said so far, so […]

URS Warns Total Project Cost Could Exceed $300M Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/16/2014 As URS’ potential financial liability at the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) D&D project continues to rise, a document obtained by WC Monitor through a Freedom of Information Act request shows the company has, at least on one occasion, asked for its […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/16/2014 Bechtel’s Systems and Infrastructure unit, responsible for the company’s government businesses, is undergoing a reorganization to consolidate “five regionally focused business lines to three global business lines”—Nuclear Security & Operations (NS&O), Environmental (ENV), and Defense & Security (D&S), according to a message sent to employees last week. The reorganization, set […]

Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 5/16/2014 Fresh off its defeat at Y-12 and Pantex, Babcock & Wilcox is planning to make a push for an increased role at the Savannah River Site, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ferland said on a conference call with investors this week. B&W is “working hard on positioning for Savannah […]

Local Officials Near Site Want to Block Award of New Contract to TFE, Inc. Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/16/2014 Local officials in Carlsbad, N.M., are pushing the Department of Energy to block the recent award of a $24.5 million Waste Isolation Pilot Plant subcontract to Tennessee-based TFE, Inc. URS-led M&O contractor Nuclear Waste Partnership last […]

Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Bechtel’s Systems and Infrastructure unit, responsible for the company’s government businesses, is undergoing a reorganization to consolidate “five regionally focused business lines to three global business lines”—Nuclear Security & Operations (NS&O), Environmental (ENV), and Defense & Security (D&S), according to a message sent to employees last week. The reorganization, set […]

Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 In a move that could foreshadow its strategy for a new Sandia National Laboratories contract, the National Nuclear Security Administration is upping the fixed fee lab manager Lockheed Martin is guaranteed under the contract in a two-year extension  that took effect May 1. Details of the contract were released for […]

Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 Fresh off its defeat at Y-12 and Pantex, Babcock & Wilcox is planning to make a push for an increased role at the Savannah River Site, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ferland said on a conference call with investors this week. B&W is “working hard on positioning for Savannah […]

Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/9/2014 In a surprising move that raises questions about competition for the new Brookhaven National Laboratory management and operating contract, Southeastern Universities Research Association said late this week that it was taking a pass on bidding for management of the Long Island laboratory. Days after it appeared that SURA was preparing […]

Contract to be Set-Aside for Small Businesses, Official Says Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/9/2014 While the schedule for release of a Request for Proposals for the new contract to operate the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center is uncertain, the Department of Energy expects to be able to make an award decision by the time […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/9/2014 Former URS executive Carol Johnson has been picked as the new head of Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the managing contractor for the Savannah River Site, WC Monitor has learned, after President and CEO Dwayne Wilson announced this week that he is transferring to another post within Fluor. SRNS’ choice […]

NWP Awards WIPP Records Subcontract to TFE WC Monitor 5/9/2014 Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based TFE, Inc. has won a new subcontract to provide records management services at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The subcontract is worth $24.5 million over five years and is set to begin July 1, according to a release from Nuclear Waste Partnership, […]