Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 47

International

U.K. Cleanup Focus

NDA Plan Calls for £3.31 Billion in Spending Next Year Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 The U.K.’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is calling for a spending level of £3.31 billion ($5.18 billion) in the 2015/16 fiscal year, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
  • Budget & Policy

    DNFSB Drops to Bottom of 2014 List of Best ‘Small’ Federal Agencies to Work

    Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/12/2014 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chairman Peter Winokur said this week that he is disappointed the Board dropped to the bottom of this year’s list of best “small” federal agencies to work for, but reiterated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Happy Trails, Polish Cowboy

    There is a legendary story in the lore of ExchangeMonitor. In the early 1980s, as Ed was just a few years in to building what would become ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums, one of Ed’s first reporters was just about at his wits end after only a few… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Edward L. Helminski, 1942-2014

    ExchangeMonitor Founder and Publisher Edward Helminski Dies at 72 WC Monitor 12/12/2014 Edward Lawrence Helminski, the founder, publisher and president of ExchangeMonitor publications, died peacefully in his home in Washington, D.C, on Dec. 5. He was 72. … SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Final FY15 Appropriations Bill Would Boost Cleanup Funds at Most Sites

    WIPP Recovery Funded, Savannah River Sees Cuts Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 Most sites in the Department of Energy’s cleanup program would receive a funding boost in the Fiscal Year 2015 omnibus spending bill Congress released this week, with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    DOE Drops Cost Cap Plans for New Idaho Cleanup Contract

    Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/12/2014 In a move welcomed by potential bidders, the Department of Energy has dropped plans to include a cost cap in the new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract. The draft Request for Proposals for the new contract had included… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Senator Drops Hold on EM-1 Nominee, But Confirmation Schedule Still Uncertain

    Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/12/2014 Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has dropped his hold on Monica Regalbuto’s nomination to serve as the next Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, but it remains to be seen if she’ll be confirmed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    As New Mexico Levies $54 Million Penalty, DOE Examining Path Forward

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 After New Mexico levied $54.3 million in fines for violations this year at Los Alamos and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and warned of potentially even larger fines down the road, the Department of Energy is examining its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Takes Major Step Forward in Startup Process

    Still Uncertain, Though, When Facility Will Begin Operation Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/12/2014 The Idaho Integrated Waste Treatment Unit reached a significant milestone in its startup process last week, but it could be well into 2015 before the facility begins… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Lengthy Dispute Over Small DOE Support Contract May Now Be Over

    Unsuccessful Bidder Has Challenged Winner’s Ability to Meet Size Standard Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/12/2014 A lengthy dispute over a small Department of Energy support contract may now be over, with the Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    DOE Gearing Up For Procurement for New DUF6 Operations Contract

    Mike Nartker WC Monitor 12/12/2014 The Department of Energy is gearing up for the procurement for a new contract to operate DOE’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride conversion plants, announcing Dec. 8 that a draft Request for Proposals for the contract… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    DOE Seeks Companies Interested in Scope Planning Work for Los Alamos Transition

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 The Department of Energy this week released a sources sought notice for 8(a) small businesses interested in performing scope planning work for upcoming transition contracts for legacy cleanup work at Los Alamos National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    DOE Issues Final RFP for Portsmouth Support Services

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 The Department of Energy this week released a final Request for Proposals for a small business contract for infrastructure support services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. “A firm-fixed-price, labor hour,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    New Determination on DOE Uranium Transfers In the Works, Department Seeks Input

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 The Department of Energy is planning to develop a new secretarial determination regarding its uranium transfers to cover cleanup work at Portsmouth and the downblending of highly-enriched uranium, releasing last week a request… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    After Challenge, DOE Suspends LANL Natural Resources Damage Assessment Procurement

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2012 The Department of Energy has suspended a small business procurement for a Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan for Los Alamos National Laboratory pending the outcome of a challenge to the size standard… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Washington State Proposal for Hanford Cleanup Would Cost $18B, Fed. Government Says

    Criticism Goes Back and Forth on Proposals to Modify Consent Decree Staff Reports WC Monitor 12/12/2014 New Hanford milestones the state of Washington has asked a federal judge to approve would require an extra $18 billion by Fiscal Year 2029, jeopardizing other… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Rep. Fleischmann Takes Helm of Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/12/2014 With Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus Chairman Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) set to retire next month, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) this week announced that he will be leading the group.  The caucus is comprised… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    At River Protection

    URS Changes Top Person at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant WC Monitor 12/12/2014 URS is changing out its top executive at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant. Mark Lindholm has been named Chief Operating Officer for Hanford tank farms contractor Washington River Protection… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    At Idaho

    AMWTP Contractor Earns $3.3 Million in Fee for FY 2014 WC Monitor 12/12/2014 Idaho Treatment Group, LLC, which is responsible for the Idaho Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project, earned $3.3 million out of an available $5.3 million in Fiscal Year 2014, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    At Richland

    CSC Ordered to Pay Back Wages to Two Former Hanford Workers WC Monitor 12/12/2014 Computer Sciences Corp. has been ordered to pay back wages to two former Hanford employees that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found were laid off in violation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Wrap Up

    WC Monitor 12/12/2014 IN CONGRESS The Republican-led 114th Congress will retain the current chairs of the House Armed Services subcommittees on Strategic Forces, Seapower and Projection Forces, Tactical Air and Land Forces and Readiness. Reps. Mike Rogers (Ala.),… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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