Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 4

Transuranic Waste

DOE Looking at Alternatives for New WIPP Exhaust Shaft

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The Department of Energy is analyzing alternatives to constructing a new exhaust shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, an upgrade called for in the plan for bringing the plant back to full operations. The WIPP recovery… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    DOE in Talks With Bechtel National on Financial Settlement on WTP Safety Findings

    Mike Nartker WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The Department of Energy is in talks with Bechtel National on a potential financial settlement to collectively resolve a number of outstanding safety findings at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, WC Monitor has learned. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Will Navarro Win Finally End Long-Running LM Support Services Procurement?

    Mike Nartker WC Monitor 1/30/2015 Will the third time be the charm for the Department of Energy’s long-running effort to award a new support services contract for the Office of Legacy Management? That’s the question to be answered in the wake of DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    USEC Sues DOE for Another $43 Million, This Time for Pension Benefit Costs at Portsmouth

    Claims Comes On Top of 2013 USEC Suit for $38 Million Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The United States Enrichment Corporation (now a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp.) late last week filed suit against the Department of Energy demanding $42.8 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    SRS Lifecycle Cleanup Estimate Increases by $25 Billion, Completion Pushed Out 23 Years

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The lifecycle cost estimate for the Department of Energy’s cleanup mission at the Savannah River Site has been extended 23 years and increased in cost by $25.2 billion due to declining budgets and the lack of a national… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    DOE and Belgium Sign Statement of Intent on Sending HEU to U.S.

    Opposition to German Shipments Continues, Greenpeace Questions Legality  Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The Department of Energy and Belgium’s National Institute for Radioelements have signed a statement of intent on potentially processing in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Navarro to Begin Transition for New NNSS Environmental Services Contract Next Week

    GAO Denied Protest Filed by Portage Mike Nartker WC Monitor 1/30/2015 Navarro Research and Engineering is set to begin a 30-day transition period early next week to officially take over the new Nevada National Security Site environmental programs services contract.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    IG: DOE Should Better Address Risk at Hundreds of Excess Contaminated Facilities

    Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The Department of Energy should better address the risk posed by the hundreds of excess contaminated facilities that have not yet been transferred to the Office of Environmental Management for cleanup, the DOE Office of Inspector… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Wrap Up

    WC Monitor 1/30/2015 IN CONGRESS There will be a major shakeup on the staff of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee with two of the top staffers on the panel leaving Capitol Hill for lobbying jobs. WC  Monitor has learned that Senate Majority… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    At Oak Ridge

    Sue Cange Named DOE Oak Ridge Cleanup Manager WC Monitor 1/30/2015 Sue Cange was officially named this week as the full-time Manager of the Department of Energy Oak Ridge’s Office of Environmental Management.  Cange had served in the post on an acting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • National Laboratories

    At Los Alamos

    Construction Begins on RLWTF-Upgrade Project WC Monitor 1/30/2015 Construction work has begun on the first phase of a project to replace the aging Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Late last week, Los Alamos National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    At Richland

    DOE Agrees to Pay $44,000 Fine Over Waste Storage Violations WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The Department of Energy has agreed to pay a $44,722 penalty to resolve more violations of waste storage requirements at Hanford, as alleged by the Environmental Protection Agency.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    At River Protection

    DNFSB Wants Info From DOE On Preventing Hydrogen Explosions at WTP WC Monitor 1/30/2015 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is questioning how the Department of Energy plans to prevent hydrogen explosions in some tanks holding high-level radioactive waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

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