Weapons Complex Vol 25 No. 3 SMALL BUSINESSES RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT NEW CONTRACTING RULES
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Contracts & Procurement
CHBWV EARNS 46% OF FY’13 AWARD FEE, AN IMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS YEAR
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/24/2014 While West Valley Demonstration Project cleanup contractor CH2M Hill B&W West Valley, LLC, earned about 46 percent of total award fee available in Fiscal Year 2013, it has made notable improvements since its first year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE TO DEVELOP PLAN FOR PHASED CLEANUP OF SEFOR IN ARKANSAS
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/24/2014 The University of Arkansas is hoping cleanup funds will soon be provided for its Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor (SEFOR) after Congress last week directed the Department of Energy to develop a plan for finishing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
LIFTING OF HANFORD’S BIGGEST TEST REACTOR COMPLETE
Staff Reports WC Monitor 1/24/2014 The 309 Reactor has been lifted out of the ground in what Washington Closure Hanford and the Department of Energy are calling one the most hazardous and complex cleanup projects in the Hanford River Corridor. The reactor, also… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
HSS REVIEWS OAK RIDGE TWPC FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/24/2014 Overall Oak Ridge TRU Waste Processing Facility contractor Wastren Advantage, Inc., has done a good job implementing fire protection programs at the facility, though some improvements could be made, according to a recently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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International
SELLAFIELD LIMITED LOSES APPEAL ON WASTE BAG CASE
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/24/2014 U.K. cleanup contractor Sellafield Limited last week lost an appeal to a £700,000 ($1.1 million) fine levied against the company for sending contaminated waste to a regular landfill. The company pleaded guilty in January… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RICHLAND
MOST HANFORD LAYOFFS CANCELLED AFTER BUDGET PASSED WC Monitor 1/24/2014 Hanford contractors laid off just 12 workers this week, far fewer than the 289 they were authorized to let go before Congress last week approved the Fiscal Year 2014 spending bill. The Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
AT PADUCAH
USEC LAYS OFF 40 WORKERS WC Monitor 1/24/2014 USEC undertook another round of layoffs this week at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, impacting less than 40 employees who were given 60-day notices in November. Additional layoffs totaling about 110 workers are… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY
WC Monitor 1/24/2014 IN CONGRESS Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) announced this week that he will be running for governor of Louisiana in the 2015 election. Vitter made waves in the Department of Energy last October when he placed a hold on Elizabeth Robinson’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT SAVANNAH RIVER
NEW SALTSTONE DISPOSAL UNITS COMPLETED WC Monitor 1/24/2014 The construction of two new Saltstone Disposal Units at the Savannah River site has been completed ahead of schedule and under budget, the Department of Energy and liquid waste contractor Savannah River… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]