Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 46 U.K. Cleanup Focus
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Again Asks LM Support Services Contract Bidders to Extend Proposals
Incumbent to Receive Another Extension, To End of March Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The long-running search for a new support services contractor for the Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management may now stretch into 2015, with DOE asking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
CH2M Hill Dropping Bid For New Idaho Cleanup Contract
Company Part of Incumbent CH2M-WG Idaho Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/5/2014 As industry officials await the release of a final request for proposals for the new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract, a major shakeup appears to be in the works among the teams… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Survey: Approx. 60 Percent of EM Employees Satisfied With Jobs
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/5/2014 A survey of employees in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has found that approximately 60 percent are satisfied with their jobs, but less are satisfied with the organization as a whole, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Mexico Set to Propose $35M Fine for LANL, Separate Major Fine for WIPP
Fines Connected to Both WIPP Incident and Los Alamos Cleanup Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The New Mexico Environment Department is planning in the next 10 days to take enforcement actions against the Department of Energy that could include about $35… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Clears Some Pending DOE Nominees, But EM-1 Choice Still in Limbo
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Senate moved forward late this week with approving a handful of pending Department of Energy nominations, but the White House’s choice to serve as the next head of the Office of Environmental Management still appears… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Officially Releases Details on Los Alamos Cleanup Transition to EM
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy this week officially released the details of plans for the 18-to-24-month period for the transition of management of legacy cleanup work at Los Alamos National Laboratory to the Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Again Pushes Back Deadline for Bids on New Oak Ridge TWPC Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/5/2014 In apparent response to requests from potential bidders, the Department of Energy late this week pushed back the deadline for bids for the new contract to operate the Oak Ridge Transuranic Waste Processing Center, for a second… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Small Businesses Call For Improvements in DOE Contracting
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 Industry officials called on the Department of Energy late last month to take a number of steps to improve small business contracting, including promoting more meaningful prime and subcontract opportunities that encourage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
Former LANL Dep. Director Suspended from Gov’t Work
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 12/5/2014 Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Deputy Director Beth Sellers and her husband, Bill, have been suspended from doing work with the government and have been proposed for debarment, government records indicate. Sellers resigned… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Final FY15 Defense Bill Would Lower DNFSB Employee Cap
Mike Nartker and Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board would see a cut of approximately 15 percent in the maximum number of employees it can have under the final version of the Fiscal Year 2015 defense authorization… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Oak Ridge Mercury Strategy Complete, DOE Advancing Treatment Plant Design
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 A strategy plan for dealing with mercury contamination at Oak Ridge has been completed by the Department of Energy and regulators, and DOE is moving forward with design work for a new treatment plant in hope of stating of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
INTERA Drops Challenges to Navarro’s Win of New NNSS Contract
Portage Protest Still Pending Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/5/2014 INTERA has dropped its pending challenges against Navarro Research and Engineering’s win of the new Nevada National Security Site environmental programs services contract. INTERA had filed… 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
Savannah River’s 235-F Risk Reduction Plan Delayed 29 Months
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The completion of a risk reduction plan for Building 235-F at the Savannah River Site will be delayed 29 months due to budget setbacks, the Department of Energy told the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board last week.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
After Acquisition and New Name, Security Firm Centerra Planning Expansion
$135M Sale of G4S Gov’t Solutions to Private Equity Firm Completed Nov. 24 Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 12/5/2014 After being acquired by private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, security firm G4S Government Solutions has a new name,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Final FY15 Defense Bill Would Establish Manhattan Project Park
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 A new national park comprising of sites tied to the Manhattan Project is moving forward, with language in the final version of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, unveiled this week, calling for such… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
On WIPP
DOE Names New WIPP Recovery Manager WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy has appointed Sean Dunagan from Sandia National Laboratories as the Carlsbad Field Office’s Senior WIPP Recovery Manager, replacing Tom Teynor. Dunagan, who takes over on Dec.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At River Protection
Wash. State Supports New LAW Pretreatment System WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The state of Washington supports the concept of a proposed new facility that would allow Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant to start treating some waste sooner, but has concerns about how… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
DOE Officially Names Charboneau as New Richland Office Manager WC Monitor 12/5/2014 Stacy Charboneau, as expected, was officially named the new Manager of the Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office this week. WC Monitor first reported in late… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Los Alamos
DOE Releases Small Business RFP for Los Alamos Restoration Plan WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy last month issued a Request for Proposals for a Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan for Los Alamos National Laboratory. The procurement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
At Oak Ridge
DOE Decides to Seal and Close Leaking Reactor Pool WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy has decided to clean up, seal and close a leaking reactor pool at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but some of the details – including whether to incorporate a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 12/5/2014 IN DOE DOE Office of Environmental Management official Jay Rhoderick is set to retire from federal service, effective Jan. 2, WC Monitor has learned. Since February 2012, Rhoderick has held the position of Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]