Vol. 5, No. 54 Omnibus Spending Bill for 2021, Signed at Last, Has Raises for DOE Nuclear Programs
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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, Ohio, beat out three other bidders for the cost-plus-award-fee contract just awarded by DOE’s Environmental […]
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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 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) were notified of nine positive COVID-19 cases between […]
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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 of the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) areas from the Office […]
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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 about what, if anything, to do about the $60-million nuclear bailout. In July, ex-Ohio House […]
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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 million in objective fee for meeting deadlines and accomplishing […]
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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 submitted by a potential bidder, the DOE stressed any questions should […]