Vol. 31, No. 24

Cleanup & Remediation

AECOM Promoting Chief Financial Officer to CEO

AECOM said Monday that Chief Financial Officer W. Troy Rudd would be elevated to CEO effective Oct. 1. Rudd will succeed Michael Burke, who is retiring after six years as chief executive. Lara Poloni will also move up to president from chief executive of AECOM’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) business, according to a […]
  • Decommissioning

    California Agencies Prioritize Tearing Down 10 Contaminated Santa Susana Buildings

    Tearing down 10 contaminated Department of Energy buildings must precede further cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Ventura County , California state officials said during an online meeting Thursday. Representatives of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the state Department of Toxic Substances Control expect final approval next month of the DOE […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    NNSA Closes Out Westinghouse Excess Uranium Contract

    The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) this month formally marked the end of its program to downblend 10 metric tons of excess highly enriched uranium when it closed out a contract with Westinghouse Government Services. According to the Government Accountability Office, Westinghouse planned to sell the resulting low-enriched uranium to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP Shipments Down Nearly Half for First Five Months of 2020

    The Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico received only 67 shipments of transuranic waste during the first five months of the year, compared to 125 during the same period in 2019. The underground disposal site for defense-related TRU received 20 shipments in May. Thirteen came from the Idaho National Laboratory and seven […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Low-Level Waste Being Shipped On to Texas After Railcar Fire

    Low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) held in a railcar that caught fire earlier this month in Illinois will be repackaged and transloaded to complete its transport to Texas. The status of the waste could not be confirmed at deadline Monday for Weapons Complex Morning Briefing. The LLRW consisted of dry-activity waste and metal debris, specifically designated […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    APTIM Gets $129M Navy Contract for Barge D&D

    The Navy on June 9 awarded APTIM Federal Services LLC a $129 million contract for the dismantlement and disposal of the Surface Ship Support Barge (SSSB). The SSSB is a “radiologically controlled” dockside refueling facility built from a converted Navy tanker used to disassemble spent nuclear fuel for shipment within a water pool. The Navy […]

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