Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 14 DOE AIMS TO AWARD NEW PADUCAH CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER, MONIZ SAYS
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE PROPOSING SIMPLIFIED DESIGN FOR WTP PRETREATMENT
New Approach Would Use Increased Number of Smaller Plant Vessels Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 In a new effort to finally resolve the long-standing technical concerns that have significantly delayed the completion of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
WORKERS SUCCESSFULLY REENTER WIPP UNDERGROUND, ESTABLISH BASE
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/04/2014 After reentering the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant underground for the first time since February’s incidents and establishing a clean base of operations this week, the Department of Energy is planning to send workers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
PRO2SERVE IN LEGAL FIGHT WITH FLUOR-B&W PORTSMOUTH
Pro2Serve Accusing FBP of Improperly Trying to Take Away Work, Employees Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 Professional Project Services (Pro2Serve) is accusing Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, of improperly trying to take away its work at the Portsmouth D&D… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DOE, FLUOR-B&W PORTS IN DISPUTE OVER COSTS TIED TO FALSE DOCUMENTS
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 The Department of Energy and Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, the D&D contractor for the Portsmouth site, are in an apparent dispute over what costs, if any, FBP will be responsible for from an incident that occurred last year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE, WASH. STATE ISSUE NEW PROPOSALS FOR HANFORD CLEANUP
State Calls for More Milestones Tied to WTP; Creation of New Double-Shell Tank Capacity Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 With the schedule for completion of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant still unclear, how should the cleanup of Hanford’s underground… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
FIRST SHIPMENT OF LOS ALAMOS TRU WASTE ARRIVES AT WCS
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/04/2014 The first shipment of Los Alamos transuranic waste arrived at the Waste Control Specialists facility in Texas this week for temporary storage during the ongoing shutdown of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The storage will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE LOOKS TO WITHHOLD PAYMENTS DUE TO BUSINESS SYSTEM ISSUES
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/04/2014 The Department of Energy is proposing a new regulation that would allow it to withhold payments if a contractor’s business systems have “significant deficiencies.” That includes the accounting system, estimating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE TO COUNTER PARSONS’ ‘FINAL OFFER’ ON SWPF STARTUP
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/04/2014 While Parsons submitted a “best and final offer” in late March for an agreement on commissioning and startup of the Savannah River Site’s Salt Waste Processing Facility, the Department of Energy is preparing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BEA CONTRACT EXTENSION AT INL COMES WITH REDUCED FEE
Change DOE’s Latest MoveTo Restructure Lab Fees Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 Battelle Energy Alliance is now set to earn less annual fee for managing the Idaho National Laboratory under a five-year contract extension announced late last week. While… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
DOE CONSIDERING CONSOLIDATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL, IT SERVICES
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 The Department of Energy is looking to make changes to its human capital and IT services that could result in a greater consolidation from the field to DOE headquarters. Among the proposals under consideration, according to officials… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DEPT. OF ENERGY FILLS NEW CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER POSITIONS
Positions Created as Part of Reorg. Of Safety, Security Functions Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/04/2014 The Department of Energy has moved to fill a set of new Chief Security Officer positions created as part of reorganization of the Department’s health,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB CLOSES RECOMMENDATION ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS PACKAGING
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/04/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board this week closed a 2005 recommendation that called for stricter nuclear material packaging requirements, but the Board is asking for an updated schedule for the Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
CHALLENGES MAY COME TO NDA’S MAGNOX AWARD
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/04/2014 Unsuccessful bidders are considering challenging the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s award of the new Magnox contract to the Cavendish Fluor partnership, including the Bechtel-EnergySolutions team and a team led… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
AT RIVER PROTECTION
WORK RESUMING IN WAKE OF TANK VAPOR INCIDENTS WC Monitor 4/04/2014 Work will resume in the group of Hanford tank farms where three of the recent chemical vapor incidents have occurred, but workers will wear respirators. The respirators are a temporary measure… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RICHLAND
EPA FINES CONTRACTORS OVER ASBESTOS WC Monitor 4/04/2014 Two Hanford contractors will pay more than $175,000 in fines after an Environmental Protection Agency investigation found alleged violations of federal asbestos handling regulations, the EPA announced this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT IDAHO
CWI ADDRESSING RESULTS OF DOE ASSESSMENT AT IWTU WC Monitor 4/04/2014 CH2M-WG Idaho is ready to move to the next stage of preparing the Idaho Integrated Waste Treatment Unit to begin full operations after addressing some of the pre-start findings the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT SAVANNAH RIVER
NEW WATCHDOG GROUP FORMED WC Monitor 4/04/2014 Savannah River Site Watch, a new South Carolina-based watchdog group for nuclear issues, was launched this week. The group plans to focus on nuclear cleanup activities at the Savannah River Site, as well as other… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WRAP UP: IN THE INDUSTRY
WC Monitor 4/04/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Randy Garver, the head of the protective force at the Savannah River Site, is retiring next month and will be replaced by Mark Bolton. Garver, who joined protective force contractor WSI-SRS in 2004, has served as the company’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]