Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 11

Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums Acquired by Access Intelligence

ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums Acquired by Access Intelligence WC Monitor 3/13/2015 ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums was acquired this week by Access Intelligence, LLC, a business-to-business media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the chemical, defense, satellite, aviation, cable, telecommunications, media and public relations markets. The acquisition comes roughly three months after Ed Helminski, […]
  • 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 the root cause of the incident. The report is expected to implicate failures […]

  • 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 65 percent of the award fee available for the six-month period, or $4.095 […]

  • 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 tenure at DOE, the Department played a big role in plans by the company, […]

  • 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 and dry” process. A drum processed at Los Alamos containing a volatile mixture of nitrate […]

  • 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 2014—$1.51 million out of $2.10 million, according to information DOE released this week. That is up from FY’13, when […]

  • 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 to a letter sent to the Department of Energy late last week. An attached DNFSB staff report highlighted numerous […]

  • 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 Development Council pointed out in a recent letter to members of the Washington state Congressional delegation. “DOE made commitments with […]

  • 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 Savannah River Site’s 235-F facility. Late last year, DOE said the completion of the 235-F risk reduction plan […]

  • 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 worked at Fernald for more than 50 years, and for much of that time […]

  • 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 temporarily fill the vacancy caused by the departure of Colin Jones […]

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