Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 6 DOE Quiet on Basis for Newest LM Support Services Contract Award Decision
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE to Hold New Set of One-on-Ones With Bidders on New Idaho Contract Next Week
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 In the latest move to address industry concerns over the new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract, the Department of Energy plans to hold a new round of one-on-one sessions next week with potential bidders. The sessions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Rep. Simpson Expresses Concern Over Lack of Competition For New Idaho Cleanup Contract
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 With only two teams likely to be in the running for the new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) said this week he is “concerned” about the lack of competition for the work. Initially,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Study Warns of ‘Dysfunctional Relationship’ Among DNFSB Members
Latest in a Series of Assessments Raising Culture Concerns Within Board Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/6/2015 A “divisive and dysfunctional relationship” among the members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board appears to be playing a significant… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
INTERVIEW: DOE-RL Manager Stacy Charboneau
The following interview with Stacy Charboneau, the new Manager of the Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office at Hanford, was conducted last week by ExchangeMonitor Publications Editor-in-Chief Mike Nartker. WC Monitor 2/6/2014 You’re coming… 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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Budget & Policy
DOE FY16 Budget For Ports. D&D Hurts Employee Morale, Local Union Chief Says
DOE Has Acknowledged Proposed Funding Cut Could Lead to Layoffs Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/6/2015 The Department of Energy’s proposed Fiscal Year 2016 funding cut for D&D efforts at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, which is set to make workers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
FY’16 DOE Cleanup Budget Brings Mixed Reactions
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 Lawmakers and state officials largely saw mixed news this week in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Fiscal Year 2016 budget request, which seeks to boost tank waste cleanup funds but proposes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP ‘Project Reach’ Wraps Up, No Additional Impacted Drums Found
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 The “Project Reach” campaign at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, intended to help determine the exact cause of a radiological release that occurred last year at the facility, wrapped up late last week and officials… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Decommissioning
DOE Again Pushes Out Schedule for Completing ETEC Environmental Impact Statement
New Delay Could Challenge DOE’s Ability to Meet 2017 Commitment Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/6/2015 In a move that appears set to place a key regulatory commitment at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site in California in increased jeopardy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Mission Support Alliance Earns 87 Percent of FY’14 Fee
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 Hanford support services contractor Mission Support Alliance earned 87 percent of its Fiscal Year 2014 award fee, for a total of $16.5 million in fee earned out of about $19 million total available, according to a fee determination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Decommissioning
West Valley Still Developing Final Schedule For Main Plant Demolition
DOE Reviewing Material Differences Submitted by Contractor Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 About three-and-a-half years into the West Valley cleanup contract, the Department of Energy is still incorporating material differences into the contract to set a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
RSI Earns 92 Percent of Award Fee for Ports. Technical Services Contract
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 Restoration Services, Inc., the environmental technical services contractor at the Portsmouth site, earned 92 percent of its available award fee in Fiscal Year 2014, according to a scorecard posted by the Department of Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE IG Finds Purchase Card Documentation Issue at EMCBC
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/6/2015 Though the Department of Energy’s purchase card program generally follows established guidelines, there were several issues with proper documentation at the Office of Environmental Management’s Consolidated Business… 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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High-Level & Tank Waste
At River Protection
DNFSB Raises Concerns Over Ventilation System at WTP Facility WC Monitor 2/6/2015 The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board expressed concern this week over the ability of the confinement ventilation system to be used at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Portsmouth
DOE to Fine FBP Approx. $250,000 For Data Falsification Incident WC Monitor 2/6/2015 Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, the D&D contractor at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, is facing a proposed fine of almost a quarter-of-a-million dollars from the Department… 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
SRNS Improperly Destroyed Necessary Waste Canister Records WC Monitor 2/6/2015 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the managing contractor for the Savannah River Site, improperly destroyed thousands of records last year that are required to send canisters of vitrified… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 2/6/2015 IN CONGRESS Lawmakers are set to begin considering the Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2016 budget request next week with separate hearings planned in the House and Senate. On Feb. 11, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz is scheduled to testify… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]