Vol. 5, No. 60 DOE Pulls Plug on $13B Hanford Tank Closure Contract Award
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Contracts & Procurement
Atkins-led Team Fails to Win Attorney Fees in GAO Case
The Government Accountability Office says Hanford Tank Closure Co., made up of Atkins, Amentum and Westinghouse Government Services, is not entitled reimbursement of its legal costs for protesting a $13-billion tank closure contract issued in May by the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Los Alamos Prepped for Tritium-bearing Container Venting; Waiting on New Mexico Approval
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has finished technical preparations to vent the headspace of some tritium-bearing waste drums that cannot be disposed of until they’re depressurized, but the operation is on hold until after the winter, pending the approval… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Commercial Decommissioning
Holtec and Lacey Township Reach Settlement Allowing Decommissioning to Move Forward
After months of public dispute and consternation, Lacey Township has reached a settlement with Holtec to allow the company to add more storage casks to its fuel storage pad at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey. The township approved the deal at a planning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Mirela Gavrilas to Replace Brian Holian as Director of NRC’s Nuclear Safety Office
Nuclear Regulatory Commission veteran Mirela Gavrilas will replace Brian Holian as director of the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response on Dec. 31. The office leads the NRC effort to safeguard nuclear plants from foreign attacks in conjunction with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]