Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 42 DOE Seeks to Hit Halfway Mark for Moab Work Soon
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Expects Final Approved WIPP Baseline by End of Year
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 11/6/2015 The Energy Department expects to approve a new performance measurement baseline (PMB) for restarting operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant by the end of this year. The document could be released on the late end of that… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Richland Operations Office Proposes Changes to Cleanup Milestones
Staff Reports WC Monitor 11/6/2015 Proposed changes being considered to the Hanford Tri-Party Agreement are not ideal, but they reflect reality, said Hanford officials during the initial public discussions this week on change packages covering much of the remaining… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
UCOR Surpasses Subcontracting Goal
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 11/6/2015 URS | CH2M Hill Oak Ridge (UCOR) has reported that 76 percent, or $331 million, of its subcontracted work at East Tennessee Technology Park was awarded to small businesses from August 2011 to August 2014, surpassing UCOR’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Former B&W Employee Seeks $1.5M for Alleged Wrongful Termination
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 11/6/2015 A former Babcock & Wilcox employee is suing the company, along with recent spinoffs BWXT and BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, for at least $1.5 million as a result of lost compensation and benefits and other damages she said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Mercury Cleanup at Y-12 Seems to Pay Off in Environment
Staff Reports WC Monitor 11/6/2015 Some mercury cleanup activities at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant are seemingly starting to pay off with results in the environment, although much more remains to be done to address the plant’s biggest legacy from the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
EPA Hosting Interagency Meeting, Inviting Public Comments on IAEA Rad Emergency Protocols
Brian Bradley WC Monitor 11/6/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency will host a rare public meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 9, at EPA’s William Jefferson Clinton East Building… 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
WC Monitor 11/6/2015 ORP Gets New Chief of Staff Mark Edgren has joined the Department of Energy Office of River Protection as chief of staff. He is the permanent replacement of Erik Olds, who became chief of staff of the DOE Richland Operations Office earlier… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Nevada
WC Monitor 11/6/2015 Definitive Historical Record of U.S. Nuclear Testing Updated The National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office, in collaboration with the three national weapons laboratories and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has updated… 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
Wrap Up
IN WASHINGTON STATE WC Monitor 11/6/2015 The state of Washington will conduct a search for a new manager of the Department of Ecology’s Nuclear Waste Program. Jane Hedges, who has held the position for nearly a decade, has announced her retirement, effective… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]