Vol. 3, No. 64 New Savannah River Liquid Waste Contract Due Next Month
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Stays Busy With Hanford Procurements
One day after the Energy Department issued a draft request for proposals for lab services at the Hanford Site in Washington state, an agency official said a final RFP could soon hit the street for another contract. The final RFP for the potential 10-year, $4 billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Decommissioning
Holtec to Buy, Decommission Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant
Holtec International said Tuesday it plans to acquire the soon-to-close Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey for decommissioning, which would be conducted by its new joint venture with SNC-Lavalin. If the deal goes through, Comprehensive Decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Determined to Clear 2019 NDAA This Week, Leader’s Office Says
The Senate plans to approve the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains major policy provisions for active nuclear weapons programs and Cold-War waste cleanup at the Department of Energy, before it leaves Washington for a brief summer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
EPA Signs Off on Cleanup Plan for Area Near Hanford Reactors
Andrew Wheeler, acting head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on Monday signed a record of decision laying out the final cleanup plan for the 100 D and H Areas along the horn of the Columbia River at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Cleanup began… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Hiring Underway for Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Lab
Hiring has begun for the workers at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment Plant’s Analytical Laboratory who will support the facility’s commissioning prior to the start of operations by a 2023 federal court deadline. A 3,300-square-foot laboratory has been established… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Judge Stands by Decision to Award $20M to Contractor in MFFF Lawsuit
A federal judge on Monday stood by his earlier ruling that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) must return more than $20 million in fees it clawed back in 2016 from the prime contractor building the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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International
U.K. Parliamentary Panel Won’t Rule Out Nuclear Waste Under National Parks
A committee of the United Kingdom Parliament on Tuesday declined to rule out construction of a geologic repository for nuclear waste under one of the nation’s nuclear parks. The House of Commons’ Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Committee published… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Contractor AVANTech Buys Mid Columbia Engineering
Waste treatment provider AVANTech, of Columbia, S.C., has acquired Mid Columbia Engineering (MCE), a Richland, Wash., firm that has done work at the nearby Hanford Site. The companies did not release the sale price for the buyout. AVANTech plans to continue to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]