Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 10 WRAP UP: IN DOE, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN THE INDUSTRY
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Budget & Policy
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALLY NOMINATES REGALBUTO TO SERVE AS EM
David Huizenga to Return to NNSA Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/07/2014 After more than two-and-a-half years, the Obama Administration is moving to officially fill the position of Assistant Energy Secretary for Environmental Management, late this week nominating Monica… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE PLEDGES TO IMPROVE WIPP COMMUNICATION IN WAKE OF CRITICISM
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/07/2014 CARLSBAD, N.M.—After criticism from state and local officials over a lack of communication following recent incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Department of Energy cleanup chief Dave Huizenga apologized at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Transuranic Waste
DESPITE WIPP SHUTDOWN, DOE COMMITS TO COMPLETING LANL CAMPAIGN ON TIME
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/07/2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.—As the Department of Energy examines alternatives for its transuranic waste program, it has pledged to the state of New Mexico to complete on time a high-profile Los Alamos disposition campaign despite… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE TO RECOMPETE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACTS SEPARATELY
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/07/2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.—The Department of Energy is going forward with two separate procurements to recompete the infrastructure support services contracts for the Paducah and Portsmouth sites, DOE officials said here this week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
NEW CONCERNS EMERGE OVER STATE OF HANFORD’S DOUBLE-SHELL TANKS
Staff Reports WC Monitor 3/07/2014 The state of Hanford’s aging double-shell tanks, which are intended to store waste for the foreseeable future until it can be processed for disposition, came under new scrutiny this week, after the Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
NEW FEE APPROACH AT WTP ACHIEVING RESULTS, OFFICIALS SAY
Half of Bechtel National’s Fee Tied To Self-Identifying Issues Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/07/2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.—A new approach to how Bechtel National can earn fee at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant that seeks to encourage the contractor to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE ‘CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC’ START-UP OF IDAHO IWTU REMAINS ON TRACK
Department Expects Facility to Begin Full Operations In May Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/07/2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.—With the Idaho Sodium-Bearing Waste Treatment Facility now operating at its normal temperature and pressure, the Department of Energy is “cautiously… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE: NEW SMALL BUSINESS RULE WON’T IMPACT PRIME CONTRACTING
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/07/2014 PHOENIX, Ariz.—While the Department of Energy works on implementing a new rule counting some subcontracts awarded by M&O contractors toward DOE’s small business goals, officials said here this week that DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
ADMIN. OFFICIAL EXPLAINS PROPOSED FY 2015 CLEANUP BUDGET CUT
Staff Reports WC Monitor 3/07/2014 Spending at Department of Energy cleanup sites is proposed to be cut under the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget request in part because some work is being completed, the director of the Office of Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
SENATE PANEL TO HOLD HEARING ON HANFORD SAFETY CULTURE
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/07/2014 The Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight is set to hold a hearing early next week on the safety culture at Hanford and whether workers there can raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation. The hearing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RIVER PROTECTION
DOE ISSUES DRAFT RFP FOR NEW 222-S LAB CONTRACT WC Monitor 3/07/2014 The Department of Energy has released a draft Request for Proposals for a new small business set-aside contract to provide analytical services and testing work for five years at the Hanford 222-S… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RICHLAND
URS TO STUDY BENEFITS OF SMR FOR HANFORD WC Monitor 3/07/2014 URS Corp. has been picked by the Tri-City Development Council to study the possible benefits of building a small modular nuclear reactor system on leased land at Hanford to possibly produce power for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT OAK RIDGE
UCOR REASSIGNS SOME TOPS WORKERS WC Monitor 3/07/2014 Oak Ridge cleanup contractor URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, has reassigned to other subcontractors about 25 workers of Transportation, Operations and Professional Services, Inc., (TOPS) a protégé firm… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]