Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 11 ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums Acquired by Access Intelligence
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Transuranic Waste
Long-Awaited Final WIPP Root Caust Report Poised for Release
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/13/2015 After more than a year of probes into the 2014 radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the Department of Energy is poised to release in the coming weeks its final Accident Investigation Board report into… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Bechtel Sees Slight Uptick in Latest Fee Determination at Hanford Vit Plant
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 3/13/2015 Bechtel National received a slight uptick in fee for its work at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant in the second half of 2014, according to information the Department of Energy released late this week. Bechtel National earned… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Former DOE Deputy Secretary’s New Spot at Centrus Energy Raises Concern on Capitol Hill
Kenneth Fletcher and Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 3/13/2015 The appointment of former Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Poneman as the new President and CEO of uranium enrichment firm Centrus Energy Corp. is causing concern among some on Capitol Hill. During Poneman’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
Los Alamos Hopes to Repackage Nitrate Salt Drums Using ‘Cold and Dry’ Process
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/13/2015 With 57 drums currently at Los Alamos National Laboratory containing similar materials to a drum that caused a major radiological release, officials plan to repackage the drums within the next two years using a “cold… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
DUF6 Contractor Earns 72 Percent of FY’14 Fee
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/12/2015 B&W Conversion Services, LLC, the managing contractor for the Department of Energy’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion plants, earned 72 percent of the total available award fee for Fiscal Year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Decommissioning
DNFSB Calling For Hanford Safety Improvements After PFP Review
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 3/13/2015 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is calling on improvements for controlling safety risks at Hanford after completing a review of decommissioning safety systems at the site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant, according… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
Local Business Group Questions Proposed FY16 Funding Cut WC Monitor 3/13/2015 At a time that the Department of Energy’s overall budget is increasing, the administration’s budget requests for environmental cleanup have been decreasing, the Tri-City… 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
At Savannah River
DNFSB Questions DOE Pace in Performing Risk Reduction at 235-F Facility WC Monitor 3/13/2015 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board last week expressed concern over the Department of Energy’s schedule for performing risk reduction activities at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Remembrance: Former Fernald Union Leader Gene Branham
John Bradburne, former President, Fluor Fernald WC Monitor 3/13/2015 This past Monday morning a Fernald union leader passed away. Gene Branham, who was a member of a Teamster’s local in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, lost his long battle with cancer. Gene… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 3/13/2015 IN DOE Erik Olds has been named acting Chief of Staff for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. Olds last held the title of Chief of Staff for the DOE Office of River Protection. In EM headquarters, Olds will… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]