Weapons Complex Vol. 25 No. 6 QUALITY NOT ‘A CORE VALUE’ AT HANFORD VIT PLANT, REVIEW FINDS
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Cleanup & Remediation
IS ‘ENTERPRISE SRS’ THE RIGHT PATH FOR SAVANNAH RIVER’S FUTURE?
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/14/2014 There appears to be ongoing discord between senior officials at the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management and Savannah River Site leaders over efforts to promote the “Enterprise SRS”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Contracts & Procurement
WAI-STOLLER TEAM FILES NEW PROTEST OVER LM SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 The long-running search for a new support services contractor for the Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management is now set to continue to stretch on, with the team of Wastren Advantage and S.M. Stoller filing a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE UNVEILS NEW APPROACH FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 The Department of Energy is dissolving its Office of Health, Safety and Security in a new reorganization officially announced this week that DOE says is intended to better enhance its safety and security functions. As Weapons… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
BECHTEL NATIONAL LOOKING TO REORGANIZE WTP MGMT.
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 Bechtel National is looking to conduct a significant reorganization of its management at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant that reportedly could see a key safety manager who has alleged she has faced retaliation for raising safety… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
REP. DOC HASTINGS TO RETIRE AT END OF CURRENT TERM
Congressman Staunch Supporter of DOE’s Cleanup Efforts Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), one of the strongest supporters of the Department of Energy’s cleanup program in Congress, announced late this week that he will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
URS PRESIDENT AND COO RESIGNS AMID DOWN 2013 RESULTS
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 Bill Lingard abruptly resigned from his position as URS President and Chief Operating Officer this week. URS announced Lingard’s resignation along with the release of the company’s preliminary Fiscal Year 2013 financial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
WASH. STATE SEEKS NEW HANFORD PLAN THAT’S ‘AGGRESSIVE BUT REALISTIC’
Admin. Set to Submit Proposal to Modify 2010 Consent Decree By End of Month Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 Washington state officials are calling on the Obama Administration to submit a new plan for addressing Hanford’s tank waste that is “aggressive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
PADUCAH CLEANUP CONTRACTOR EARNS APPROX. 90 PERCENT OF FY 2013 FEE
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/14/2014 LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky, LLC, the cleanup contractor for the Paducah site, earned approximately 90 percent of its available Fiscal Year 2013 fee, according to information the Department of Energy released this… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE RELEASES NOTICE FOR ETEC CLEANUP EIS
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/14/2014 In an step towards starting D&D work at the Energy Technology Engineering Center in California, the Department of Energy last week released an amendment to its notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
OMB BLOCKS FUNDING FOR WIPP THERMAL TEST PROGRAM
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/14/2014 The White House Office of Management and Budget has blocked funding from being used at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for thermal testing of disposal of high-level waste in salt, officials said this week. The Fiscal Year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE REPORT QUESTIONS DECISION TO EXTEND NMP’S CONTRACT
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/14/2014 Questioning the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s decision last fall to extend for five years URS-led Nuclear Management Partners’ contract at Sellafield, the British Parliament’s Public Accounts… 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
AT RIVER PROTECTION
DOE GETS MORE TIME FOR TANK AY-102 PLAN WC Monitor 2/14/2014 The Washington State Department of Ecology has extended its deadline for the Department of Energy to provide a plan to empty Hanford’s Tank AY-102. The tank, which is Hanford’s oldest double-shell… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT RICHLAND
WORK UNDERWAY TO REMOVE MASSIVE VAULT WC Monitor 2/14/2014 The Hanford 340 Vault, weighing about 1,100 tons, is expected to be rolled out of the ground in the 300 Area at the end of this week, weather permitting. It’s one of just two complex radioactive… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
AT SAVANNAH RIVER
SRR CLEANS UP FREEZE-RELATED SALTSTONE SPILL WC Monitor 2/14/2014 After a spill of contaminated flush water at the Savannah River Site’s Saltstone Facilities during last month’s freeze, liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation has remediated… 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
WRAP UP: IN CONGRESS
WC Monitor 2/14/2014 IN CONGRESS Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) was formally approved late this week as the new Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Landrieu replaces Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) who has moved to head up the Senate Finance Committee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]