Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 12 EDITORIAL: IMMEDIATE REVIEW OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDED AT DOE
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Transuranic Waste
AFTER DAMAGING REPORT ON WIPP FIRE, URS BRINGS IN NEW RECOVERY MANAGER
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/21/2014 Following an investigation that concluded that last month’s fire at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant was “preventable,” URS is bringing in another addition to WIPP’s management team to focus on the… 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
BECHTEL NATIONAL MOVES FORWARD WITH HANFORD VIT PLANT REORG.
Contractor Hits New Low in Fee Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/21/2014 Bechtel National is moving forward with a management reorganization at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant that the contractor said late this week is intended to help make “needed performance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
LOS ALAMOS TRU TO BE STORED AT WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/21/2014 While the Department of Energy this week announced that it plans to send transuranic waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Waste Control Specialists for temporary storage, there is a tight time frame for completing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
DOE LOOKS TO HAVE FINAL BASELINE FOR SPRU D&D BY END OF FY 2014
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/21/2014 The Department of Energy is now projecting to complete a final cost-and-schedule baseline for D&D efforts at the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) site by the end of this fiscal year, and to complete physical work… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
PARSONS SUBMITS ‘BEST AND FINAL OFFER’ FOR SWPF STARTUP CONTRACT
Project Receives a Boost in FY’15 Budget Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/21/2014 After protracted talks on a path forward for commissioning and startup of the Salt Waste Processing Facility, contractor Parsons has submitted to the Department of Energy a cost-share… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
WASHINGTON STATE UNHAPPY WITH DOE’S HANFORD TANK PLAN
Staff Reports WC Monitor 3/21/2014 Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz failed to bring a detailed plan for meeting obligations to clean up tank waste at Hanford to a visit with the Washington state governor this week, according to the state. A draft cleanup plan shared… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
SHAREHOLDERS PUSH CHANGES TO BOARDS OF MAJOR DOE CONTRACTORS
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/21/2014 Shareholders have been able to convince two major contractors in the Department of Energy marketplace—URS and Babcock & Wilcox—to make changes to their boards of directors. This week, URS announced that it has… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
SOURCES SOUGHT FOR BERKELEY LAB OLD TOWN DEMOLITION WORK
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/21/2014 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory posted a sources sought notice seeking companies interested in completing demolition work at the Old Town area of the lab. The University of California may set aside the contract for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
AT RIVER PROTECTION
DOE ASKS STATE IF TANK HAS BEEN EMPTIED ENOUGH WC Monitor 3/21/2014 The Department of Energy is asking the state of Washington to consider whether a single-shell tank that must be emptied by this fall to meet a consent decree milestone is empty enough. DOE also… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RICHLAND
DOE TO SHUT DOWN WSCF LAB WC Monitor 3/21/2014 The Department of Energy plans to stop operating the Waste Sampling and Characterization Facility in central Hanford within a year, it told employees this week. About 80 people work at the laboratory, including 18… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
AT OAK RIDGE
DOE SEEKS FIRMS FOR TRU SLUDGE BUILDOUTS PROJECT WC Monitor 3/21/2014 The Department of Energy issued a notice this week seeking qualifications from firms interested in providing architect and engineering services for design of the Sludge Processing Facility Buildouts… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WRAP UP: IN DOE, IN THE DNFSB, IN THE INDUSTRY
WC Monitor 3/21/2014 IN DOE Terry Tyborowski, who currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Program Planning in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, is moving next month to take a job in the Department’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]