Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 39 DOE, Washington State, Head to Court Over Hanford Cleanup Schedules
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Decommissioning
At Oak Ridge
K-31 Demolition Moving Forward WC Monitor 10/10/2014 URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, the cleanup contractor at the Oak Ridge site, reached a new demolition milestone this week as the contractor began taking down the skeleton of the former K-31 uranium enrichment facility.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Rocky Flats
DOE Agrees to Pay Boeing $4.5 Million in Rocky Flats Legal Fees WC Monitor 10/10/2014 After nearly 10 years of dispute on the matter, the Department of Energy last week agreed to pay Boeing $4.5 million for legal fees the company paid fighting claims related to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Budget & Policy
IG: DOE Still Spending Too Much on Software Licenses
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/10/14 The Department of Energy is still spending more than necessary on software maintenance licenses, according to a DOE Inspector General report released this week that follows up on a previous investigation finding issues with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB Chair Winokur Won’t Seek Re-Nomination
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 10/10/2014 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman Peter Winokur announced to staff late this week that he will not seek re-nomination as the agency’s top official. Winokur said in an Oct. 9 meeting with staffers that he… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Is EM a ‘Leader’ in Safety Culture?
Acting DOE Cleanup Chief Says Yes, DNFSB Appears Skeptical Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 In the face of at times tough questions from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, acting Assistant Energy Secretary for Environmental Management Mark Whitney… 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
Contractor ‘Optimistic’ It Can Close Next Savannah River Tank By Milestone Date
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/10/2014 As the Department of Energy seeks milestone extensions for Savannah River high level waste tanks, liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation is “optimistic” that it can close the next tank by its milestone… 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
Bechtel Sees Boost in WTP Fee for First Half of This Year
Contractor Earned 63 Percent of Total Available Fee Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 Bechtel National achieved a significant boost in fee for its performance at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant in the first half of this year, according to information the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECOM Looks to Wrap Up URS Purchase Next Week
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 AECOM expects to wrap up its purchase of URS next week with votes by shareholders of both companies, according to a message sent to URS employees. The two companies have received all necessary regulatory approvals to complete… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Planned Portsmouth D&D Layoffs on Hold, For Now
FBP Warns Worse Layoffs Could Come if Needed Funding Isn’t Obtained Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 Hundreds of workers at the Portsmouth D&D project can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now, with contractor Fluor-B&W Portsmouth announcing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DUF6 Contractor Comes In Just Short of FY14 Production Goal
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 B&W Conversion Services fell just short of achieving its Fiscal Year 2014 production goals at the Department of Energy’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants. BWCS reported a total production… 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
Panel Asks: How Should DOE Make the Case for Funding Cleanup Technology Development?
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/10/2014 While new technologies could potentially reduce the Department of Energy’s cleanup costs by billions, given flat budgets and pressing milestone commitments, securing enough technology development funding is a major… 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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Budget & Policy
DOE to Soon Roll Out New Project Mgmt. Approach, Energy Sec. Says
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 A new approach to how the Department of Energy manages its projects is set to be rolled out in the coming weeks, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said this week, though he provided few concrete details about what changes may… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Transuranic Waste
No DOE Mgmt. Changes Planned in Response to WIPP Incidents, Acting EM-1 Says
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 While contractors have made management changes in connection with the current shutdown of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the federal government doesn’t appear likely to follow suit anytime soon. Both WIPP’s managing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
CH2M Hill Selected in Oak Ridge Sludge Buildout Project
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/10/2014 CH2M Hill has been selected as the “most highly qualified” contractor in the procurement for design of the Sludge Processing Facility Buildouts project at the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
INTERA Behind Size Standard Challenge of Navarro’s Win of New NNSS Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 INTERA is the firm behind a pending size standard challenge filed against Navarro Research and Engineering over its recent win of a new contract to perform environmental program services at the Nevada National Security Site,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Issues Final RFP For New Paducah Support Services Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/10/2014 Companies interested in competing for the Department of Energy’s new Paducah infrastructure support services contract currently have until Nov. 20 to submit bids, according to a final Request for Proposals issued this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
DOE IG: Former Berkeley Site Office Mgr. Abused Authority
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 10/10/2014 The top manager at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley Site Office improperly utilized her position to force employees to perform work on personal matters and created a “negative work environment”… 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
At Richland
Former Hanford Occupational Med. Doctor Agrees to Monitoring WC Monitor 10/10/2014 A former Hanford occupational medicine doctor has agreed to be monitored by the Washington State Department of Health for 30 months after prescribing painkillers to a dancer he… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Idaho
Idaho Regulator Cites CWI for Five Violations WC Monitor 10/10/2014 The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality cited Idaho Cleanup Project contractor CH2M-WG Idaho for five violations last month and is considering levying a small fine for the non-compliances,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At West Valley
DOE Releases Sources Sought for West Valley Technical Assistance Contract WC Monitor 10/10/2014 The Department of Energy this week released a sources sought notice for a potential new small business contract to provide technical assistance to the West Valley Demonstration… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 10/10/2014 IN DOE Liz Sherwood-Randall, the Department of Energy’s new deputy secretary, will participate in a town hall meeting with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz for DOE employees on Oct. 15 at 1:00 p.m. at DOE headquarters in Washington,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]