Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 34 At River Protection
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Cleanup & Remediation
Despite ‘Significant Progress,’ No Timeline Yet For Resolution of U-233 Issue, Nev. Official Says
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 9/5/2014 SUMMERLIN, Nev.—While a working group of officials from the state of Nevada and the Department of Energy put together for a controversial batch of uranium-233 has made significant progress, according to officials, nearly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
New Mexico Rolls Out Its Conditions for WIPP Restart
State Wants to See NNSA Out of Los Alamos Cleanup Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 9/5/2014 SUMMERLIN, Nev.—New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn this week outlined several conditions the state of New Mexico wants the Department of Energy to meet before… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Is Rebid Of Portsmouth D&D Contract In The Works?
EM Procurement Chief Says Decision on Possible Rebid Coming ‘Soon’ Mike Nartker and Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 9/5/2014 The Department of Energy appears to be in the final stages of deciding whether to rebid the Portsmouth D&D contract or exercise… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
NMED Comes Down on Los Alamos in WIPP Response, Warning of ‘Significant Penalties’
Compliance Actions Could Come Within 60 Days Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 9/5/2014 SUMMERLIN, Nev.—Warning of “significant penalties” coming to the Department of Energy in the wake of the incidents that occurred earlier this year that have closed… 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 Looks to Release Final RFP for New Oak Ridge TWPC Contract In the Next Month
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 9/5/2014 A final Request for Proposals for the new contract to operate the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center is set to be released within the next month, the Department of Energy said late this week. DOE is looking to issue… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DNFSB Issues Recommendation to Strengthen DOE Emergency Response Capabilities
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 9/5/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is calling on the Department of Energy to strengthen its emergency response capabilities and this week issued its first formal recommendation in nearly two years. The recommendation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Asks Bidders on New Nevada Environmental Contract to Extend Proposals
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 9/5/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration appears to need a little more time to make a decision on who should win the new Nevada National Security Site environmental services contract. The NNSA has asked bidders on the new… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Modifies Idaho Treatment Group’s Contract in Response to WIPP Shutdown
AMWTP Contractor Will Now Focus on Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposition Mike Nartker WC Monitor 9/5/2014 In response to the ongoing shutdown at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the contractor in charge of the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Informs Idaho Regulators IWTU Won’t Meet 2014 Commitment
New DOE Idaho Cleanup Chief Says ‘Iterative’ Approach Underway for Facility Startup Mike Nartker WC Monitor 9/5/2014 With the schedule for the start of waste processing at the Idaho Integrated Waste Treatment Unit still uncertain, the Department of… 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
Regulators Reject DOE’s Request to Extend Savannah River Tank Closure Dates
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 9/5/2014 In a move that could lead to fines for the Department of Energy, South Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rejected late last week DOE’s request for a five-month extension for the closure dates for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECOM, URS Outline Post-Acquisition Management Structure
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 9/5/2014 Senior URS executive Randy Wotring will head up AECOM’s work in the federal marketplace, including in the Department of Energy, once it completes its acquisition of URS, according to information released earlier this week.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
U.K. Cleanup Focus
NDA Completes Formal Award of Magnox Contract to Cavendish-Fluor Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 9/5/2014 The Cavendish Fluor Partnership has named its executive leadership team after the U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority this week formally completed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
HAMTC Workers Reject New Contract Offer From PNNL WC Monitor 9/5/2014 Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council workers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal by Battelle in a vote late this week. The total was 186 workers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Oak Ridge
City Bringing in Consultants to Evaluate DOE’s Proposed Landfill WC Monitor 9/5/2014 The city of Oak Ridge, Tenn. has hired a team of consultants to assess the potential impacts of a new proposed nuclear landfill at the government’s Oak Ridge… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
SRNS Expands Mentor-Protégé Program WC Monitor 9/5/2014 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the managing contractor for the Savannah River Site, is expanding its mentor-protégé program with the award of longer-term contracts to up to… 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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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 9/5/2014 IN DOE The chairs of the EM Site-Specific Advisory Boards are scheduled to hold a meeting later this month in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Topics to be discussed at the Sept. 17-18 meeting are set to include “News and Views” from DOE headquarters… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]