Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 23 At Richland
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Cleanup & Remediation
Editorial: 25 Years on From Rocky Flats Raid, Where Does Cleanup Program Stand?
Martin Schneider ExchangeMonitor Publications CEO 6/6/2014 Exactly 25 years ago today, the FBI raided the Rocky Flats site, symbolically kicking off what would become the largest environmental cleanup project in the world—the cleanup of the U.S. nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Has ‘Come of Age’ on Transparency 25 Years after Rocky Raid, Former Official Says
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 6/6/2014 Twenty-five years after federal agents conducted a raid on the Rocky Flats site in Colorado—widely seen as the symbolic start of the Department of Energy’s cleanup efforts—DOE has “come of age” when… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
White House Choice for Next EM-1 Getting Early Start in Senior Mgmt
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 6/6/2014 Monica Regalbuto, the White House’s choice for the next head of the Department of Energy’s cleanup program, is soon set to get an early start in the senior management of the Department’s Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
Search for Cause of WIPP Release Continues
Initial Tests at Los Alamos Inconclusive Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/6/2014 Efforts continue to determine the cause of the radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after initial tests at Los Alamos National Laboratory so far have not been… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
White House Looks to Fill Vacancy on Defense Board
Jessie Roberson to be Renominated as Vice-Chair of Defense Board Mike Nartker WC Monitor 6/6/2014 The Obama Administration has tapped an official at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fill an open vacancy on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
Lawmakers Want Answers from DOE on WIPP Recovery Budget
Questions Come as Congress Prepares Appropriations Bills Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/6/2014 The Department of Energy has yet to formally ask Congress for additional funds to help reopen the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, leading to questions from lawmakers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Next Step Unclear in DOE-Washington Talks on Hanford Consent Decree
Staff reports WC Monitor 6/6/2014 The clock ran out June 3 on a 40-day dispute resolution period for Hanford’s court-enforced consent decree. The Department of Energy would like to continue discussions on proposed amendments to the 2010 consent decree,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE, CWI Moving Forward With Next Step of IWTU Startup
Unclear if Current Goal to Have All Waste Treated This Year Can be Met Mike Nartker WC Monitor 6/6/2014 As the Department of Energy and contractor CH2M-WG Idaho move forward this week with the next step in getting the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit in full operation,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Officially Announces It Will Not Meet Los Alamos TRU Deadline
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/6/2014 The Department of Energy officially announced late last week that it will not meet the high profile June 30 deadline for removing 3,706 cubic meters of aboveground transuranic waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Driving SRS Liquid Waste Cleanup to ‘Failure,’ State Says
New System Plan Prompts Concerns Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/6/2014 South Carolina’s regulator is again threatening penalties after the Department of Energy’s newest Savannah River tank closure plan pushes out deadlines… 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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Contracts & Procurement
Oak Ridge Support Contract Switches from Small Business to Unrestricted
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/6/2014 In a move that has raised some eyebrows, the Department of Energy is competing a new contract for technical management and administrative services at the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management on a full-and-open basis,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Moab Wrapping Up Modifications for Full-Year Work Schedule
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 6/6/2014 As the Moab uranium mill tailings remediation project in Utah continues progress on shipments, the Department of Energy is wrapping up contract modifications for a new year-round work schedule for contractor Portage. When… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate FY 2015 Def. Auth. Bill Would Match EM Budget Request
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 6/6/2014 Funding for the Department of Energy’s defense environmental cleanup activities would be authorized at a level largely matching DOE’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget request under the Senate version of the FY 2015 National… 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
DOE Uranium Policy ‘Defies Logic,’ Rep. Says
Mike Nartker and Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 6/6/2014 Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) late last week criticized the Department of Energy’s latest determination that its transfers of uranium for cleanup and other purposes are not hurting the domestic uranium industry.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
Final RFP Out for New 222-S Lab Contract WC Monitor 6/6/2014 The Department of Energy this week issued a final Request for Proposal for the new contract to provide analytical and testing services at Hanford’s 222-S Laboratory. The final RFP, which is being… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: In DOE, In The Industry
WC Monitor 6/6/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy later this month plans to hold an industry day event for the new Paducah infrastructure services contract. During the week of June 23, DOE plans to hold “a pre-solicitation conference, site tour,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
More Details on Plans for German HEU Processing WC Monitor 6/6/2014 The Department of Energy has released more details on plans to process highly enriched uranium from Germany at the Savannah River Site. The 900 kilograms of U.S.-origin highly enriched uranium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]