Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 44 Hanford Cleanup a Priority for Incoming Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse
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Budget & Policy
Sen. Barrasso Maintaining Hold on EM-1 Nominee Over DOE Uranium Transfers
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 With Congress back in session beginning this week, the White House’s choice to serve as the next head of the Department of Energy’s cleanup program appears set to continue to face a tough road to full confirmation. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is maintaining a hold he has placed on Monica […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
B&W’s Dave Richardson to Serve as Next Idaho Treatment Group President
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Babcock & Wilcox has tapped Dave Richardson to serve as the next President and Project Manager of Idaho Treatment Group, LLC, responsible for the Idaho Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project. B&W spokeswoman Aimee Mills confirmed late this week that Richardson will head up ITG in an acting capacity, but did […]
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Budget & Policy
House, Senate Appropriators Pushing for Omnibus Spending Package
Todd Jacobson and Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee are pushing ahead on an omnibus spending package for the remainder of this fiscal year, though it remains unclear if there will be enough support for the massive spending bill when the current short-term stopgap spending legislation funding government […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Pushes Back Due Date for Bids on New Paducah Infrastructure Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Potential bidders on the new Paducah infrastructure services now have an additional two weeks to prepare proposals thanks to an amendment to the final Request for Proposals for the new contract issued late this week. The amendment pushes back the due date for bids to Dec. 5, from Nov. 20, […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE Accepts DNFSB Recommendation on Emergency Response, But Implementation Will Take Longer
Board Staff Highlight Concerns at Savannah River Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/14/2014 The Department of Energy has accepted a formal recommendation from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on the need to strengthen emergency preparedness and response capabilities, but told the Board last week that it will need longer than a required one-year period to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
INTERA Appealing SBA Size Determination for Navarro in Fight Over New NNSS Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 INTERA is looking to overturn the Small Business Administration’s determination that Navarro Research and Engineering met the size standard used in the procurement for the new Nevada National Security Site environmental programs services contract. Late last week, INTERA filed an appeal with the SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals challenging […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Case of Hanford Whistleblower Tamosaitis Wrongly Dismissed, Court Says
Staff Reports WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Hanford whistleblower Walt Tamosaitis will return to federal court after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled late last week that his case against URS, the primary subcontractor at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, was wrongly dismissed on summary judgment. The 9th Circuit also found that he is entitled […]
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National Laboratories
At Richland
PNNL to Pay $200,000 to Settle DOE Concerns Over Beryllium Program WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has agreed to pay $200,000 as part of a settlement reached late last month with the Department of Energy to resolve concerns over the lab’s beryllium protection program. DOE opened a safety investigation at the lab this […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At Savannah River
SRR Completes New Liquid Waste System Lab WC Monitor 10/14/2014 Savannah River Remediation, the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, has completed a replacement laboratory next to the Defense Waste Processing Facility to serve the site’s liquid waste system. The new multi-functional laboratory will provide backup lab support for the Effluent Treatment Facility, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 11/14/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Glenn Morgan of Huntington Ingalls Industries has been promoted to vice president of nuclear materials operations and will serve as Savannah River Nuclear Solutions’ deputy director of EM operations, Huntington Ingalls announced last week. He takes over for Steve Howell, who is now SRNS director of strategic initiatives. Morgan […]