Vol. 4, No. 18

Contracts & Procurement

Traditional M&O Contracts Could Become Rare at DOE Cleanup Office

PHOENIX, Ariz. — With the Energy Department’s nuclear cleanup office implementing its end-state contracting model, don’t expect many traditional management and operations contracts in the future. “M&Os are probably going to be a thing of the past,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    GAO Urges Energy Department Cleanup Branch to Reconsider ‘Operations’

    The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office should reconsider what work is deemed “operations” as opposed to “capital asset projects,” the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday. Some operations, such as treatment and storage of radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Defense & Military

    NNSA Relationship With Pentagon ‘Never Stronger;’ Gordon-Hagerty Says

    The relationship between the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of Defense “has never been stronger,” the head of the semiautonomous Department of Energy stockpile steward said Tuesday. U.S. Strategic Command “is our customer.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Plutonium Pit Production

    Nevada Urges Appeals Court to Overturn Judge’s Refusal to Block Plutonium Shipments

    An increased risk of radioactive contamination combined with the flouting of federal environmental laws should have persuaded a federal judge to block the Department of Energy from sending weapon-usable plutonium to Nevada, the Silver State told an appeals court… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Nevada Lawmakers Revive Nuclear Waste Consent Bill

    Members of Nevada’s delegation to Congress on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would require the Department of Energy to obtain consent from state, local, and tribal governments before building a nuclear waste repository in a given state. The lawmakers left… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Assistant Safety, Environment Manager Picked at Hanford Office

    Brian Stickney as of this week is the new assistant manager for safety and environment for the Department of Energy Richland Operations Office at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Stickney had been the deputy assistant manager for safety and environment since… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    NRC Nuclear Waste Fund Balance Drops to $408K

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission had a $408,479 unspent, unobligated balance from the Nuclear Waste Fund at the end of January, according to the agency’s latest monthly update to Congress. The NRC spent $4,073 in January: $2,444 for unspecified program… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

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