Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 45 EM Undecided on Whether to Publicly Release LANL Transition Plan
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 11/21/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management plans to hold a new Business Opportunity Forum next month. Topics to be discussed at the meeting, according to a notice issued late last week, will include ongoing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Decommissioning
At Oak Ridge
K-31 Demolition Ahead of Schedule, UCOR Chief Says WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Demolition of Building K-31 at Oak Ridge got started on Oct. 8, and already the project is weeks ahead of schedule, according to cleanup contractor URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC. UCOR President… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
With Potential Layoffs Looming, Portsmouth ‘On Pins And Needles’ As It Awaits FY’15 Funding
Facing Tight Funding, Site Looks at Balancing Progress Toward D&D Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, responsible for the Portsmouth D&D project, is awaiting the next step from Congress to see if it can avoid hundreds… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Publication Notice
As is our annual practice, WC Monitor will not publish next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The next regular issue will be in your inbox Dec. 5. The Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will continue to be published Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Working Through Concerns on New Idaho Cleanup Contract
Final RFP Could Slip Into New Year Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—As the Department of Energy continues to consider concerns raised by industry about the draft Request for Proposals for the new Idaho Cleanup Project Core contract,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Hanford Exec. Charboneau Top Candidate to Serve as Next Richland Manager
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Stacy Charboneau appears set to serve as the next Manager of the Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office at Hanford, WC Monitor has learned. DOE is in the final stages of approving Charboneau for the position,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Savannah River Manager David Moody to Retire in June
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office Manager David Moody has announced plans to retire in June after a 36-year career. “Dr. Moody’s leadership at the Savannah River Site (SRS) over the last four… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Three Years After DOE Investigation into WTP Design Safety Issues Began, No Sign of Resolution
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Three years after the Department of Energy began a safety investigation at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, the investigation remains open, there is no sign of resolution and it remains unclear whether any violations or potential… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Cleanup Contractor CHPRC Earns Approx. $5 Million in Fee For FY 2013 Work
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. earned approximately $5 million in award fee for its work at Hanford in Fiscal Year 2013, the last year in the base period for its contract, according to information the Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Defense & Military
Thornberry Named to Top Spot on House Armed Services Committee
Simpson to Remain Chairman of House E&W Approps Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 11/21/2014 There will be familiar faces in the next Congress atop the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and House Energy and Commerce Committee, but a new leader for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Launches Enforcement Investigation into Los Alamos TRU Waste Program
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The Department of Energy’s Office of Enterprise Assessment late last week launched an investigation into safety concerns with the remediation of transuranic waste drums at Los Alamos National Laboratory, which have… 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
Sens. Heinrich and Udall Push for $113 Million Extra in WIPP Recovery Funds
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 As Congress looks at funding for the remainder of the fiscal year after the end of the current Continuing Resolution next month, New Mexico Sens. Martin Heinrich (D) and Tom Udall (D) are asking Senate appropriators to provide… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
TRU Waste Containers Sent from Idaho to WCS to Meet Commitment to State
Kenneth Fletcher and Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 11/21/2014 In order to meet a commitment to the state of Idaho, the Department of Energy this week sent 35 transuranic waste containers from the Department’s Idaho site to the Waste Control Specialists facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At River Protection
DOE Facing Potential Lawsuits Over Tank Vapor Concerns WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The Department of Energy is facing two threats of potential lawsuits over safety concerns posed by chemical vapors from Hanford’s underground high-level waste tanks. This week,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
U.K. Cleanup Focus
New £1.5B Procurement for Sellafield Suppliers Moves to Next Phase Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Sellafield Limited’s Decommissioning Delivery Partnership procurement for new cleanup suppliers has moved into the invitation to tender phase,… 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
At Richland
DOJ Declines to Intervene in Subcontracting Fraud Lawsuit Against CHPRC WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to intervene in a lawsuit accusing CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. of committing fraud related to subcontract awards. CH2M… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]