Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 39 SRS K Area to Enter “Deliberate Operations” on Monday
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International
Russian Official: Gov’t Open to Alternative U.S. Plutonium Disposition Methods
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/16/2015 A Russian official on Tuesday signaled Moscow is willing to allow the U.S. to choose a different plutonium disposition method than the mixed-oxide approach mandated in a bilateral deal from 2000. The Plutonium Management and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge Sustains DOJ Complaint on Hanford Subcontracting
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/16/2015 A federal judge has declined to dismiss a complaint filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Washington Closure Hanford and other businesses over subcontracting practices at the Hanford Site. U.S. Judge Edward Shea… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Q&A: New Mexico Still Waiting to Finish WIPP, Los Alamos Settlement Deals With DOE
Chris Schneidmiller WC Monitor 10/16/2015 The state of New Mexico is losing patience with the failure to yet finalize settlements with the Department of Energy over high-profile incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and waste management problems at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
GAO Denies TWPC Protest
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/16/2015 The Government Accountability Office on Oct. 8 denied Aerostar Perma-Fix TRU Services LLC’s (APT Services) protest of the Energy Department’s June 18 award of a three- to five-year, $123.9 million support services… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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National Laboratories
Suspected LANL Thief Also Charged with DWI in Bus Rollover Crash
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/16/2015 A former employee of a Los Alamos National Laboratory subcontractor who reportedly stole radiation-contaminated lab tools from the lab last month was subsequently involved in an Oct. 1 two-vehicle rollover crash while seemingly… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
NNSA, DOE EM Approve Agreement for Transition of Cleanup Work
Alissa Tabirian WC Monitor 10/16/2015 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) have approved a memorandum of understanding that dictates the responsibilities of each… 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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Decommissioning
D&D, ACP Layoffs Would Cause Six-Figure Revenue Loss for Local Municipality: Official
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 10/16/2015 If the American Centrifuge Plant is shut down in line with Energy Department plans, the city of Portsmouth, Ohio, would lose $40,000 in annual revenue, and if Portsmouth Site decontamination and decommissioning work does not… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Seeking University-Sandia Partnership for Nuclearized Robotics
Alissa Tabirian WC Monitor 10/16/2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking university proposals for a partnership with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) to conduct research and prototype development of nuclearized robots – technology capable of working… 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
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/16/2015 DOE EM Prepares for New Hanford Site Contracts The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management is taking steps to issue new contracts for cleanup and infrastructure and services work at the Hanford Site… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At River Protection
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/16/2015 Hanford Contractor Formalizes New President Mark Lindholm’s job as president and project manager of Washington River Protection Solutions, the Hanford tank farm contractor, became official this week. WRPS announced… 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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Cleanup & Remediation
At Paducah
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/16/2015 Fluor Issues RFP for Paducah Refrigerant Disposal Fluor on Thursday issued a request for proposals for companies interested in managing disposal of 8.5 million pounds of refrigerant left over from uranium enrichment operations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
At Savannah River
Staff Reports WC Monitor 10/16/2015 SRS Starts Test to Advance Saltstone Unit Qualification Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation on Monday began a liquid tightness test on Saltstone Disposal Unit 6 (SDU 6), the site announced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Correction
A story in the Oct. 9 edition of Weapons Complex Monitor incorrectly stated that River Corridor Cleanup contractor Washington Closure Hanford was set this week to start conventional outdoor demolition of 324 Building at the Hanford Site. Neither Washington Closure… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]