Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 18 At Richland
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Inadvertently Identifies Questioners for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/1/2015 In a move that prompted mixed reaction from industry officials, the Department of Energy late last week inadvertently released the identities of companies that have submitted questions on the Request for Proposals for the new… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Citing Poneman Appointment, Sen. Barrasso Calls for More Transparency on Uranium Transfer Firm
Industry Takes Issue With DOE Revisions to Market Report Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is calling for more transparency and oversight by the Department of Energy on uranium transfers to the metal commodities firm Traxys that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Local Officials Near DOE Sites Express Concern Over Procurement Policies
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/1/2015 Warning that the Department of Energy’s current contracting approaches are “increasingly insupportable,” local officials near DOE sites expressed concern this week over the Department’s procurement policies.… 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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Transuranic Waste
New Mexico and DOE Reach $73 Million Settlement on Los Alamos and WIPP Violations
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The Department of Energy and the New Mexico Environment Department this week reached a $73 million settlement in lieu of fines related to violations at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Transuranic Waste
DNFSB to Boost Oversight at Several Sites in Response to WIPP Event
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 CARLSBAD, N.M.—In an effort to increase Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board oversight following the 2014 incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the Board approved a proposal here this week that would increase… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
House Approves FY’16 Energy Spending Bill
White House Issues Veto Threat Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/1/2015 In the face of a veto threat from the White House, House lawmakers late this week approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which funds the Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Work Suspension at WTP Pretreatment Facility May be Hurting Suppliers
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The ongoing suspension of work at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant’s Pretreatment Facility appears to be taking a toll on the project’s various suppliers of components and materials, which pose “significant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Regulators Agree to Eight Month Extension on Savannah River Tank Closure
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 After months in the dispute resolution process, South Carolina, the Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement extending by eight months the closure date for a Savannah River… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Contamination Event, Blockage, Delay Idaho RH-Waste Processing
Schedule Recovery Expected Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 While remote-handled transuranic waste processing at the Department of Energy’s Idaho site ran into delays late last year, including a worker contamination incident and a system blockage,… 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
DOE Submits Implementation Plan for DNFSB Emergency Response Recommendation
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The Department of Energy issued late last week its implementation plan for last year’s Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board recommendation calling for strengthened emergency preparedness and response capabilities.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Savannah River Remediation Gets Two-Year Contract Extension
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The Department of Energy this week exercised a two-year option in Savannah River Remediation, LLC’s contract to provide liquid waste services at the Savannah River Site, keeping the contractor in place from July 1 through… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
D&D Work at LBNL’s Old Town Section to Begin Once Document Prep Wraps Up
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 Work on a new cleanup project to bring down structures at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Old Town Section should soon begin once documentation preparation is completed, officials said in April. The Lab’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
House Armed Services Panel Approves FY16 Defense Authorization Bill
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The House Armed Services Committee voted 60-2 late this week to approve its version of the Fiscal Year 2016 defense authorization bill, which sets authorized funding levels for defense environmental cleanup sites. During a lengthy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
South Carolina Enviro. Regulator Appoints Former Duke Energy Exec. as Next Director
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has appointed as its new director former president of Duke Energy South Carolina Catherine Heigel, currently the General Counsel for accounting firm Elliot… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
DOE Plans to Pursue Separate Defense Waste Disposal Met With Skepticism
Staff Reports WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The United States has an opportunity to start disposing of defense nuclear waste sooner and at less cost by abandoning a one-size-fits-all approach, said Mary Louise Wagner, senior adviser to the energy secretary, at a regional… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
More Sentences Come Down in Hanford Time Card Fraud Case WC Monitor 5/1/2015 Four more defendants were sentenced on felony charges related to timecard fraud at Hanford late this week, receiving fines of up to $165,744 but no incarceration. All were paid hourly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
At Oak Ridge
DOE Exercises UCOR Contract Options Worth Approx. $104 Million WC Monitor 5/1/2015 The Department of Energy this week exercised a set of options worth $104 million in URS-CH2M Oak Ridge’s (UCOR) cleanup contract at Oak Ridge. The options cover work including… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 5/1/2015 IN THE INDUSTRY Sellafield Limited has won eight awards in this year’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards, the Sellafield site license company announced this week. The five gold… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]