Vol. 8, No. 13

Contracts & Procurement

Next Pantex prime could be on the job for 25 years, according to draft NNSA solicitation

The National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday released its draft solicitation for bids on a potentially 25-year standalone contract to manage the Pantex Plant nuclear-weapons service hub in Amarillo, Texas. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will have at least a five-year base with one five-year option period and perhaps as many as two more five-year options after […]
  • National Laboratories

    NNSA opens public comment period on environmental review of Sandia’s future

    The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday kicked off a big environmental review of the agency’s plan for expanding the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. over the next 15 years. Among the activities the nuclear-weapons agency plans to review are: Upgrading the lab’s capability to test nuclear weapons and components in radiation-rich environments by […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Churn coming for Hanford regulator in Washington state

    Three long-tenured officials in the Washington State Ecology Department’s nuclear waste program planned to retire beginning in May, an agency spokesperson said. Starting May 1, Theresa Howell will be the new Tri-Party Agreement Section Manager and Beth Rochette will be the new Cleanup Section Manager at Ecology’s Nuclear Waste Program, a spokesperson for the agencies […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    NNSA government affairs man jumps to industry 

    The director of government affairs and community engagement at the National Nuclear Security Administration left the agency this month for a career in industry, according to his LinkedIn profile. Harris Walker now lists himself as director of government affairs and a “lithium policy change agent” for Livent Corp., Philadelphia. That ended a Department of Energy […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 24-27: The Nuclear Energy Institute’s Used Fuel Management Conference. Paris Las Vegas 3655 S. Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, Nev. 89109. Register online. 26: Hearing, Senate Armed Services Committee. “To receive testimony on the Department of Energy […]

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