Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 41 At Oak Ridge
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Again Asks LM Support Contract Bidders to Extend Proposals
Third Evaluation of Bids Underway Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/24/2014 The Department of Energy’s search for a new support services contractor for the Office of Legacy Management continues to drag on, as DOE asked bidders this week to again extend their proposals’… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
PEC Protests DOE HSS Support Contract Award to Link Technologies
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 10/24/2014 The Department of Energy has stopped work on a recent support services contract award to Link Technologies after a team led by Project Enhancement Corporation filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office late last… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Most Major Contractors Indicate They Won’t Bid on New ICP Contract as Written
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—Senior executives from most major Department of Energy cleanup contractors gave a resounding thumbs down here this week to DOE’s new Idaho cleanup contract as currently planned in draft form,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Two Firms Protest Navarro’s Win of New NNSS Enviro. Programs Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/24/2014 Two companies have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office over Navarro Research and Engineering’s win of the new Nevada National Security Site environmental program services contract. The GAO currently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
EM ‘Needs to Be a Healthier Organization,’ Acting Cleanup Chief Says
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management is taking steps to overcome its challenges and become a “healthier” organization, acting Assistant Energy Secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Outgoing DNFSB Chairman Fears More Changes to Board Statute
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has easily absorbed recent Congressionally mandated changes to its statute, but outgoing Board Chairman Peter Winokur said this week that he feared that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Seeks to Clarify Steps it Will Take to Mitigate Impacts of WIPP Closure on Other Sites
Martin Schneider WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—The Department of Energy this week sought to clarify the steps it will be taking to mitigate the impact of the current shutdown of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant on sites across the complex, reiterating… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Rep. Hastings: Lack of Confirmed Leader Among Many Challenges Facing EM
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—A continued lack of a Senate-confirmed assistant secretary is one of several challenges facing the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) said… 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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High-Level & Tank Waste
South Carolina: Courts Could Be Next Step in Tank Dispute With DOE
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—South Carolina is pushing for a $150 million investment in increasing tank waste processing at the Savannah River Site, but will seek a court order if conflict with the Department of Energy on tank… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Paducah Plant Transition Complete, Deactivation Work to Begin
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—This week marked the official handoff of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant to the Department of Energy and deactivation contractor Fluor, and the focus in the coming months will now be on deactivation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
New DUF6 Operating Contract Won’t Be Set-Aside for Small Businesses
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/24/2014 Contrary to what some industry officials had hoped, the new contract to operate the Department of Energy’s depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion plants won’t be set aside for small businesses. Instead, DOE plans… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Mission Support Contract Could Be On The Table
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—A mission support-type contract for the Savannah River Site could be one of the options considered as the Department of Energy discusses future contracts at the site, DOE Savannah River Manager… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Top DOE Advisor ‘Dubious’ About Incentivizing Safety Culture in Contracts
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—As the Department of Energy wrestles with revamping its contracting approaches, increasing an emphasis on nuclear safety while cutting back on fee, it doesn’t appear likely to continue the approach… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE IG Unable to Determine if Former WTP Manager Was Fired as Retaliation
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/24/2014 The Department of Energy Inspector General’s Office was unable to determine if a former senior manager at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant was terminated as an act of retaliation due to a lack of access to information… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECOM Completes Acquisition of URS
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 10/24/2014 AECOM late last week wrapped up its acquisition of URS following approval of the deal by URS shareholders and approval of a stock issuance proposal by AECOM shareholders. “Today is an exciting and historic day–for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Rep. Hastings Receives First Leo Duffy Decisionmakers Award from ExchangeMonitor
WC Monitor 10/24/2014 Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) was awarded this week with the first annual Leo Duffy Decisionmakers Award by ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums. Hastings, who is not seeking re-election this fall after serving 20 years in Congress, was… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
PERSPECTIVES: Rep. Doc Hastings
WC Monitor 10/24/2014 Below is the full speech, as prepared for delivery, given by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) at this year’s Weapons Complex Monitor Decisionmakers’ Forum, held this week in Amelia Island, Fla. Thank you for inviting me to speak with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
Schedules Set in Consent Decree Lawsuit WC Monitor 10/24/2014 The schedule for hearings on amending the Hanford consent decree has been set, with arguments by the state of Washington and the Department of Justice to be heard Feb. 19 in Eastern Washington District… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
Rep. Hastings Seeking Answers on Hanford’s K Basin Project WC Monitor 10/24/2014 After the Department of Energy missed a Sept. 30 milestone to begin removing sludge out of Hanford’s K-Basin, Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) this week asked DOE for a detailed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 10/24/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy plans to issue in the next 15-30 days a draft Request for Proposals for the new Carlsbad technical and administrative support services contract, according to a notice released Oct. 22. The new contract is anticipated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]