Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 4 TENSIONS AT DNFSB AS SATISFACTION RAPIDLY DECLINES, IG PROBES CONCERNS
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Contracts & Procurement
WEST VALLEY CONTRACTOR MOVING AHEAD AFTER CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/31/2014 With the recent approval of nearly $100 million in contract modifications, site officials say West Valley Demonstration Project cleanup contractor CH2M Hill B&W West Valley, LLC, is on the right track. After experiencing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
KURION ACQUIRES VISTA ENGINEERING, TRIPLING ITS SIZE
Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 1/31/2014 Kurion has acquired Vista Engineering Services, tripling the size of the company. Vista Engineering Services, based in Richland, Wash., offers a variety of engineering services including environmental remediation capabilities,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Contracts & Procurement
PORTAGE AGAIN WINS NEW LM SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 1/31/2014 Portage this week once again won the Department of Energy’s new $250 million contract to provide support services for the Office of Legacy Management, though it remains to be seen whether the lengthy procurement will now… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA RELEASES FINAL RFP FOR NEVADA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/31/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration this week released its final request for proposals for the follow-on environmental characterization and remediation contract for the Nevada National Security Site. The final RFP… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DNFSB CLOSES OUT RECOMMENDATION ON HANFORD VIT PLANT MIXING ISSUE
Board Warns Unresolved Safety Issues Still Exist Mike Nartker WC Monitor 1/31/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board this week officially closed a formal recommendation from 2010 concerning the pulse jet mixing systems to be used at the Hanford Waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
URS WRAPPING UP SPRU SLUDGE CLEANUP EFFORT
Three Years After Incident, Still No Sign of Final Cost for D&D Mike Nartker WC Monitor 1/31/2014 URS is wrapping up a project to address the remaining liquid waste at the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU), but more than three years after a contamination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DNFSB CLOSES RISK ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATION
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/31/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board this week closed a 2009 recommendation on policies and standards related to quantitative risk assessment methodologies in the Department of Energy complex. In December, the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
NEW DOCUMENTS PROVIDE LOOK INTO NDA CONCERNS OVER NMP PERFORMANCE BEFORE EXTENSION
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/31/2014 A new set of documents made public this week provide insight into the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s concerns over the performance of Sellafield contractor Nuclear Management Partners prior to the NDA deciding… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RICHLAND
TROPHY ELK ILLEGALLY SHOT ON HANFORD LAND WC Monitor 1/31/2014 Washington State Fish and Wildlife officials are looking for the antlers of a trophy bull elk illegally shot after hunters trespassed on Hanford land. Three men have been sentenced in a poaching case… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RIVER PROTECTION
DOE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON WRPS FY13 AWARD FEE WC Monitor 1/31/2014 A variety of performance concerns were behind the Department of Energy’s decision to withhold approximately $1.5 million in award fee from Hanford tank farms contractor Washington River… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS, IN THE INDUSTRY
WC Monitor 1/31/2014 IN CONGRESS Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is retiring from Congress at the end of this year. Waxman, who was first elected to Congress in 1974, announced late this week that he would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]