Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 36 Oak Ridge TRU Waste Processing Continues During WIPP Closure
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
SRNS Releases Amount of Plutonium Involved in Ops Pause
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 9/25/2015 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions President and CEO Carol Johnson on Tuesday said 400 grams of plutonium placed in a container not marked for transport forced the Sept. 3 shutdown of the company’s nonessential operations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Three-Month CR Could Help DOE Prevent Portsmouth Layoffs
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 9/25/2015 A proposed three-month federal continuing resolution released this week could head off hundreds of layoffs among workers on the cleanup project at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site in Piketon, Ohio. The Senate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fixed-Price Contracts Not Necessarily the Answer at DOE EM, Officials Say
Chris Schneidmiller WC Monitor 9/25/2015 The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) is striving to fit the right type of contract onto the right remediation projects, but that does not necessarily mean fixed-price agreements that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Non-Proliferation
Richardson to Appeal to Wash., Idaho Lawmakers to Support MOX
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 9/25/2015 Former Energy Secretary and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson this week said he plans to ask political leaders from Idaho and Washington state to join him in pushing construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Awards EM “Bridge” Contract to Los Alamos Manager
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 9/25/2015 The Energy Department Office of Environmental Management has awarded Los Alamos National Laboratory contractor Los Alamos National Security a one-year cost-plus-award fee “bridge” contract with a maximum value of… 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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Contracts & Procurement
GAO Denies Hanford 222-S Lab Contract Protest
Staff Reports WC Monitor 9/25/2015 The Department of Energy expects to have a new contractor operating the Hanford Site’s 222-S Laboratory by Nov. 21 after starting a 60-day transition period this week. The Government Accountability Office this week denied… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Advisory Board, State Happy With Hanford PFP Cleanup Progress
Staff Reports WC Monitor 9/25/2015 The Hanford Advisory Board has sent a letter of congratulations to the Department of Energy on progress toward tearing down the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant. The project remains at risk… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Beryllium Disease Study Results Released
Staff Reports WC Monitor 9/25/2015 A new epidemiological study has concluded that Hanford Site workers with the greatest exposure to the metal beryllium were most likely among personnel there to develop chronic beryllium disease. Those with the disease also were… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At Savannah River
WC Monitor 9/25/2015 DOE Issues Request for Information for SRS Liquid Waste Contract The Department of Energy on Tuesday released a request for information/sources sought for companies interested in taking over the contract to dispose of liquid waste stored at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 9/25/2015 The Energy Department on Monday said it has named three new members to serve on its Oak Ridge Environmental Management advisory board for two-year terms. The new members of the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) are Martha Deaderick,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]