Weapons Complex Vol 25 No 17 DOE: Poor Safety Culture, Lax Oversight Contributed to WIPP Release
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Seeks Revised Final Offers from Paducah Deactivation Bidders
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy has asked the two teams bidding on the new Paducah deactivation contract to submit best-and-final offers, with responses due in early May. DOE is believed to be seeking “final proposal revisions”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
SRS to Close Two More Tanks Through Efficiencies, Funding Boost
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/25/2014 Though budget cuts to Savannah River’s liquid waste program raised concerns last year about missed high-level waste tank milestones, a funding boost and efficiencies developed by contractor Savannah River Remediation… 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
SWPF Alternatives Study Includes Small Column Ion Exchange
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/25/2014 Alternatives to commissioning the Salt Waste Processing Facility the Department of Energy has studied include use of the existing processing capability combined with a new in-tank treatment technology called small column… 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
Survey: EM Employees Have Concerns Over How Performance Is Recognized
Survey Shows Workers Satisfied With Their Jobs, EM Leadership Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/25/2014 A survey of employees within the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has found that workers appear to have significant concerns with how… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE IG: URS Not Cooperating in Probe of Fired WTP Safety Manager
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/25/2014 URS has come under criticism for a lack of cooperation in an investigation now underway into the termination of a nuclear safety manager at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, WC Monitor has learned. The Department of Energy Inspector… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
K-Basin Sludge Removal at Hanford Moving Forward this Year
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/25/2014 Procurement of equipment to remove contaminated sludge from at Hanford’s K-Basin near the Columbia River begins later this year in a major project that received $31.6 million in the Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wash. State Launches Formal Dispute Resolution on Hanford Consent Decree
State, DOE Can’t Reach Agreement on Modification Staff Reports WC Monitor 4/25/2014 Washington state has triggered a formal dispute resolution process for Hanford’s court-enforced consent decree following the Department of Energy’s rejection… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Appeals Wash. State Order to Pump Damaged Hanford Tank
Staff Reports WC Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy has filed an appeal to halt to a Washington state order requiring it to begin emptying waste from Hanford’s double-shell Tank AY-102 because of its interior leak by Sept. 1. DOE filed the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB Wants to Update DOE Directives Review Process
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy’s directives revision process is “too cumbersome” and creates confusion, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman Peter Winokur said in a letter earlier this month to Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Budget & Policy
IG Says DOE Could Save on Mobile Device Costs
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy could potentially save more than $2.3 million over the next three years by increasing efficiency in acquisition and management of mobile devices such as phones, tablets and air cards, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
At Idaho
IWTU Enters Planned Outage Period WC Monitor 4/25/2014 The Idaho Integrated Waste Treatment Unit has entered into a planned outage period as the Department of Energy and contractor CH2M-WG Idaho get ready for the next stage of getting the facility ready to begin… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
At Paducah
DUF6 Plant Manager Leaves WC Monitor 4/25/2014 Tom Robinson has stepped down as B&W Conversion Services, LLC’s plant manager of the Paducah depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion plant. Robinson had served as manager of the Paducah plant since BWCS… 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
At Portsmouth
Judge Blocks FBP from Hiring Pro2Serve Workers WC Monitor 4/25/2014 A federal judge late last week blocked Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, from hiring employees of Professional Project Services (Pro2Serve) at the Portsmouth D&D project. The judge partially… 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
Wrap Up: In DOE, In The Industry
WC Monitor 4/25/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy is gearing up for an inquiry into an allegation of a hostile work environment within the DOE Office of Acquisition and Project Management. DOE issued a solicitation this week seeking a contractor to provide… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At West Valley
DOE Conducts Market Research for Performance Assessments WC Monitor 4/25/2014 The Department of Energy is looking to see if small businesses are available that could perform probabilistic performance assessments and apply decision analysis tools to D&D work… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
Readiness Assessment Delay for New H-Canyon Mission WC Monitor 4/25/2014 After delays last year due to conduct of operations issues, the Department of Energy has now pushed to May a planned readiness assessment for a new mission at Savannah River’s HB-Line… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]