Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 10 Stoller Gets New Six-Month Extension to LM Support Services Contract
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Contracts & Procurement
‘Master Acquisition Plan’ for Los Alamos Cleanup Procurements to Be Out By June
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/6/2015 POJOAQUE, N.M.—A “master acquisition plan” for what is expected to be several Los Alamos cleanup procurements is set to be released by June, which would be followed by draft requests for proposals by the end of the summer, Department of Energy officials said here this week at an industry day […]
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Contracts & Procurement
EM Procurement Chief Defends Keeping Identities of SEBs, SSOs, From Public
Such Information ‘Inside Baseball,’ DAS Surash Says Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/6/2015 Acknowledging that there is no regulatory prohibition against the release of the information, the top acquisition official in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management this week defended EM’s practice of blocking the public release of the identities of Source Selection Officials […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
‘Time is of the Essence’ in Discussions With DOE on Violations, NMED Sec. Says
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/6/2015 SANTA FE, N.M.—As discussions continue on penalties that could top more than $100 million, “time is of the essence” in reaching a settlement between the Department of Energy and the New Mexico Environment Department to ensure a timely reopening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn said […]
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Contracts & Procurement
‘Market’ Will Decide Appropriate Competition Level for New Idaho Contract, EM Official Says
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/6/2015 As questions persist over whether any companies will choose to bid on the new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract, the top acquisition official in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said this week that “the market” will ultimately decide the level of competition DOE gets for the […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Dan Poneman to Take Over As Centrus CEO
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/6/2015 Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Poneman has been named president and chief executive officer of uranium enrichment firm Centrus Energy Corp. Poneman, who left his DOE post in October 2014 after being the longest serving deputy secretary, is known for his DOE work on nonproliferation and nuclear energy policy, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Impact of Power Outage Went Unnoticed at H-Canyon, Sparking Concern Over Criticality Controls
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/6/2015 In an incident now under investigation, it took nearly a month for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the managing contractor for the Savannah River Site, to notice that a tank agitator at the H-Canyon facility was down, which compromised one of the facility’s nuclear criticality controls. The incident occurred after electrical […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Reaches Settlement With Idaho Over Delay In Emptying Waste Tanks
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/6/2015 The Department of Energy has reached a settlement with Idaho environmental regulators to resolve violations issued against DOE for delays in emptying waste tanks at the Idaho site of liquid radioactive waste. The settlement, announced late this week, includes a civil penalty of $648,000, for which DOE can perform supplemental […]
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Decommissioning
Ports. D&D Contractor Fluor-B&W Sees Improved Fee Performance in FY 2014
FBP Earned Approx. 82 Percent of Available Fee Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/6/2015 After years of steadily decreasing fee performance at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, D&D contractor Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, received a boost in fee for its work in Fiscal Year 2014, according to information the Department of Energy released this week. FBP earned […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE-EM Issues Waste Treatment RFP
Jeremy L. Dillon RW Monitor 3/6/2015 The Department of Energy issued a Request for Proposals this week for low-level and mixed-low level waste treatment services for its Office of Environmental Management cleanup program. The current set of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity-type contracts for waste treatment services ends in June 2015. The RFP could result in the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Releases Draft RFP for West Valley Assessments
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/6/2015 The Department of Energy late last week released a draft request for proposals for a probabilistic performance assessment at the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York state. One-on-one sessions with potential bidders are scheduled for March 10.The assessment would support the DOE and the New York State Energy Research […]
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International
UK Cleanup Focus
Sellafield Cleanup Cost Increases by £5 Billion Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/6/2015 The estimated total cost of cleaning up Sellafield has increased £5 billion ($7.6 billion), while the early termination of the Nuclear Management Partners contract will cost the government £430,000 ($656,000), according to a U.K. National Audit Office report released this week. Following the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
Appeals Court Declines to Review Jury Trial Decision in Tamosaitis Case WC Monitor 3/6/2015 The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declined this week to review a November ruling in favor of Hanford whistleblower Walt Tamosaitis. In November, a three-judge panel of the appeals court found that Tamosaitis’ case was wrongly dismissed from federal court […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
Registration Begins Next Week for 2015 Tours WC Monitor 3/6/2015 Registration will begin at 9 a.m. March 9 for Hanford tours this year, with a choice of two tours offered initially. Visitors can choose between a tour focused on Hanford cleanup, which includes a look inside B Reactor, or a more in depth tour of […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
Sheppard to Serve as Next SWPF Project Manager WC Monitor 3/6/2015 Frank Sheppard is set to become Parsons’ new Project Manager for the Salt Waste Processing Facility under construction at the Savannah River Site. Sheppard currently serves as deputy project manager, and he is set to assume the top spot at the project upon the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 3/6/2015 IN CONGRESS Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said this week that she will not seek re-election in 2016, opening up the top Democratic slot on the powerful spending panel. Mikulski, 78, has spent the last 30 years in the Senate, becoming chairman of the Senate […]