Vol. 5, No. 54

Budget & Policy

Omnibus Spending Bill for 2021, Signed at Last, Has Raises for DOE Nuclear Programs

On Sunday, nearly a week after Congress passed it, President Donald Trump at last signed a permanent 2021 spending bill that locks in raises for the Department of Energy’s major nuclear waste and weapons programs. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) would receive over $7.5 billion for the rest of 2021, some $130 million over […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    First Stand-Alone SRS Lab Management Contract Goes to Battelle

    A single-owner team led by Battelle Memorial Institute will manage the Savannah River National Laboratory for up to 10 years under a potentially $3.8 billion contract announced Tuesday by the Department of Energy. Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA), Columbus,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    COVID-19 Keeps Spreading During Christmas Holiday

    The COVID-19 pandemic did not take a holiday during Christmas week, with new infections reported at Department of Energy nuclear cleanup operations such as the Hanford Site in Washington state and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. Supervisors at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    With Cleanup Complete, DOE Transfers SPRU Property to Naval Reactors Office

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said Dec. 21 that it has transferred the Separations Process Research Unit in New York from the nuclear cleanup office to the DOE Office of Naval Reactors as of Dec. 16. The DOE announced the transfer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Reactor Licensing & Regulation

    Ohio Judge Blocks Collection of HB6 Subsidy, Sparing Ratepayers

    Bypassing the state legislature, an Ohio judge on Monday blocked collection of House Bill 6 nuclear bailout fees, which are slated to hit ratepayer bills next month. During December’s emergency legislative session, state lawmakers failed to come to an agreement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    UCOR Pockets 98% of Potential Fee for Oak Ridge Cleanup Work in Latter Fiscal 2020

    UCOR, the Amentum-Jacobs team in charge of remediation at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, earned 98% of its potential fee, almost $28 million, for its work for the final six months of fiscal 2020. The joint venture earned 100% of its $20.8… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Oak Ridge RFP Questions Due Tonight

    The Department of Energy reiterated in Dec. 23 online comments that questions on the long-term contract, potentially worth up to $8.3-billion, at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, are due at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time today, Monday Dec. 28. In answer to a question… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

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