Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 32 New H-Canyon Missions Starting Up After Pause for Upgrades
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Transuranic Waste
After Moniz’s Visit, Many WIPP Questions Still Unanswered
Roger Snodgrass For WC Monitor 8/22/2014 CARLSBAD, N.M.—While officials here are pleased with the attention garnered by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz’s recent visit to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a host of questions remain unanswered about the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Decommissioning
UCOR Ahead Of Schedule at Remaining Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plants
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 8/22/2014 After the recent successful completion of demolition of Oak Ridge’s enormous K-25 building, work is proceeding ahead of schedule at the site’s two other gaseous diffusion plants, URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WRPS Ordered to Reinstate Employee Shelly Doss in Whistleblower Case
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 8/22/2014 In response to a whistleblower complaint, the U.S. Labor Department has ordered Hanford tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions to reinstate former employee Shelly Doss and provide back pay and compensatory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Updates Option Periods for Paducah and Portsmouth Infrastructure Support Draft RFPs
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 8/22/2014 The Department of Energy has updated the base and option periods for two separate draft Request for Proposals for infrastructure support services at the Paducah and Portsmouth sites. The Portsmouth draft now includes a three-year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
No Protest on Paducah Award to Fluor, Transition Underway
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 8/22/2014 The transition is underway for the Department of Energy’s award to Fluor of deactivation work at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, as the protest period passed this week without a filing from rival bidder AECOM.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
While We Were Out…
Congress was out and Washington was empty, but that didn’t stop news from breaking during our annual publication break. As chronicled in the Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, here are a few stories that we’ve been following. AECOM Facing Legal Challenges… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
On WIPP
Worker Injured in February Fire Sues Contractors WC Monitor 8/22/2014 A Waste Isolation Pilot Plant worker is suing the facility’s current and former contractors for damages he suffered due to smoke inhalation after the Feb. 5 salt truck fire in the WIPP… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Transuranic Waste
In DOE
WC Monitor 8/22/2014 The Department of Energy this week awarded a five-year $10.4 million cooperative agreement to the Southern States Energy Board to form a committee called the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group. The group plans to meet twice a year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
Timecard Trial to Start Next Month WC Monitor 8/22/2014 Federal Judge Edward Shea plans to start the first trial for defendants accused of Hanford timecard fraud next month, but which of the defendants will be tried first remains unknown. Shea said in Eastern… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
Groundwater Treatment Goals Met Early WC Monitor 8/22/2014 Pump and treat systems at Hanford have removed more than 680 pounds of hexavalent chromium from groundwater near the Columbia River so far this fiscal year. The Department of Energy’s goal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Idaho
CH2M-WG Idaho Completes Work on Radioactive Waste Exhumation Area WC Monitor 8/22/2014 Department of Energy Idaho Site cleanup contractor CH2M-WG Idaho has wrapped up work cleaning out a seventh radioactive and hazardous waste exhumation area, the contractor said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
DNFSB Raises Safety Concerns About LANL TRU Waste Facility Project WC Monitor 8/22/2014 With construction looming on a new Transuranic Waste Facility project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is raising a handful of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Defense Low-Level Waste
At Oak Ridge
DOE Looking At Ways to Expand On Site Landfill WC Monitor 8/22/2014 With space running out at the Department of Energy’s on-site landfill and plans for a follow-on landfill still in the early, early stages, DOE’s Oak Ridge Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At Savannah River
SRR Begins Process Vessel Ventilation System Project WC Monitor 8/22/2014 Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation has kicked off a year-long project aimed at improving SRR salt disposition efforts and ready the site for the Salt… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 8/22/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY B&W Technical Services Senior Development Manager Chuck Bernhard is retiring from the company effective Sept. 15. “He has been a valuable member of our team and we wish him well,” B&W spokeswoman Aimee Mills… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]