Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 14 House Oversight Committee To Probe into Former DOE Dep. Secretary’s Appointment at Centrus
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Cleanup & Remediation
DNFSB Acting General Counsel Placed on Administrative Leave
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 4/3/2015 Richard Reback, the acting general counsel of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, was placed on administrative leave last month after the Department of Energy revoked his security clearance, WC Monitor has learned. DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
DOE Now Projects Idaho Waste Facility in Full Operation by Fall 2016
Department ‘Hopes’ Actual Waste Processing Can Begin Sooner Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Idaho Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), key to addressing the remaining liquid waste at the Department of Energy’s Idaho site, is now expected… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
More Details Emerge of B&W’s Spin-Off of Nuclear Businesses
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/3/2015 As Babcock and Wilcox continues to move forward with plans to split into two businesses, additional details have emerged of the management structure intended for BWXT Technologies, which will consist of B&W’s nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Transuranic Waste
Los Alamos Moves to Lay Off Transuranic Waste Workers
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC, the managing contractor for Los Alamos National Laboratory, is moving to significantly reduce subcontractor personnel working on transuranic waste processing, cutting workers from 42 down… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Transuranic Waste
National TRU Program Kicks Off Generator Site Reviews in Response to WIPP Incident
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy’s National TRU Program is kicking off an extensive review of transuranic waste generator sites in response to the radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after the existing system… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Connery, Hamilton Emerge as Top Candidates to Fill DNFSB Slots
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 4/3/2015 White House nuclear energy official Joyce Connery and nuclear industry veteran Bruce Hamilton have emerged as the top candidates to fill the two vacant spots on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, WC Monitor has learned.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Reconsidering Plans for Covert WIPP Security Review After Being Made Public
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy is changing its approach for a planned covert security review at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after information was publicly posted on a government website late last week. DOE had issued a sources… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
As DOE Moves to Defense-Only Repository, West Valley Canisters Could be Left Behind
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 While the Department of Energy announced last week that it plans to work to establish a defense-only high-level waste repository, hundreds of canisters of vitrified waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project may be left… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Portage Sees Significant Drop in Fee for FY 2014 at Moab
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 Portage saw a significant drop in Fiscal Year 2014 in the award fee earned for work at the Moab uranium mill tailings remediation project, according to a fee determination scorecard recently posted by the Department of Energy.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River 235-F Risk Reduction Work Would Be Put on Hold in FY‘16
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 Risk reduction activities at the Savannah River Site’s 235-F facility would be largely put on hold in Fiscal Year 2016 under the Department of Energy’s budget request, DOE Savannah River Operations Office Manager… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Finalizes First Part of Oak Ridge Sludge Facility Design Contract With CH2M Hill
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy this week awarded a $1.5 million contract option to CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc., for the design of a mock test facility for Oak Ridge’s Sludge Processing Facility Buildouts project. This comes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Draft RFP for New DUF6 Operations Contract Available for Comment
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy this week issued a draft Request for Proposals for the new contract to manage DOE’s two depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion facilities. The new contract is being competed on a full-and-open… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Issues Final RFP for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy issued this week a final Request for Proposals for the new contract to manage Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed facilities at the Department’s Idaho site and in Colorado. Among the changes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Final RFP for West Valley Assessment Contract Released
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy released late this week a final Request for Proposal for a small business set-aside contract to provide probabilistic performance assessment services at the West Valley Demonstration Project. The time-and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Local Officials Urge DOE to Establish Program to Aid Communities Impacted by Budget Cuts
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Energy Communities Alliance, which represents local communities near Department of Energy sites, is urging DOE of Energy to create a “community adjustment and economic diversification planning assistance program”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Transuranic Waste
On WIPP
DOE Issues RFP for Carlsbad Technical Assistance Contract WC Monitor 4/3/2015 The Department of Energy this week issued a final Request for Proposals for the new technical assistance contract at the Carlsbad Field Office. The small business set-aside contract… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At River Protection
Three New Tank Farm Workers Report Vapor Exposure Symptoms WC Monitor 4/3/2015 Three more Hanford workers reported symptoms late this week consistent with those caused by exposure to chemical vapors. Few incidents have been reported since workers have been required… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
At Portsmouth
FBP Agrees to Pay $50,000 to Settle Asbestos-Related Concerns WC Monitor 4/3/2015 Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, has agreed to implement corrective actions and pay $50,000 to resolve asbestos-related safety concerns at the Portsmouth D&D project under a consent… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 4/3/2015 IN CONGRESS House Armed Services subcommittees will begin marking up their portions of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act April 22, with the Strategic Forces Subcommittee set to mark up its portion at noon April 23 in Room… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]