Weapons Complex Vol. 26 No. 9 Data and Policy Issues Impeding DOE Disposal of Excess Facilities, GAO Finds
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Outlines Changes to Fee Structure for New Idaho Cleanup Contract
Final RFP for New Contract to be Issued in Two Weeks Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/27/2015 In another attempt to assuage industry concerns and boost potential competition for the new Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) Core contract, the Department of Energy unveiled late… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Begins Market Research for Upcoming Los Alamos Cleanup Procurement
Move Comes Ahead of Next Week’s Industry Day Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 In advance of next week’s industry day on future Los Alamos cleanup contracting, the Department of Energy this week released a sources sought notice seeking companies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
House Lawmakers Press Moniz on FY’16 Cleanup Budget Cuts
Richland, WIPP Focus of Concern Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 House lawmakers pressed Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz about proposed budget cuts for cleanup work at Hanford and the Waste Isolation Pilot in a set of hearings this week. Among the areas… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Budget & Policy
Obama Admin. Nominates Monica Regalbuto For a Second Time to Head EM
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/27/2015 The Obama Administration nominated for a second time this week Monica Regalbuto to serve as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management. Regalbuto was first nominated last spring to fill the vacancy left when Ines… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Without Fee Incentives, DOE Risks Losing Competition, Industry Execs Say
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 The Department of Energy should incentivize contractors through performance and award fee or risk losing competition on procurements, industry executives said last week in a roundtable discussion at the seventh annual Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford’s Capsules Candidate For Borehole Disposal, Sec. Moniz Says
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 As the Department of Energy hopes to launch a pilot program for deep borehole disposal of radioactive waste next fiscal year, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said this week that Hanford’s cesium-strontium capsules… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
EM Chief of Staff Leaving DOE to Join CH2M Hill
Mike Nartker WC Monitor 2/27/2015 Colin Jones, a senior official in the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, is leaving DOE to take a corporate vice president position with CH2M Hill, WC Monitor has learned. Jones is stepping down… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Mexico Asks For Los Alamos Suspect Waste Documents, Threatens Fines
Schedule Set for Hearings on NMED Compliance Orders Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 New Mexico has asked Los Alamos National Laboratory to turn over records for a suspect batch of waste dating back to 2006, threatening fines of up to $10,000 per day if… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Transuranic Waste
DNFSB Members to Visit Carlsbad Next Week to Prepare for WIPP Hearings
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 In preparation for a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board hearing this spring on last year’s incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, DNFSB Members Sean Sullivan and Daniel Santos plan to visit Carlsbad, N.M.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
DOE Considering Complex-Wide Infrastructure Committee
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 2/27/2015 The Department of Energy is considering establishing a committee to help prioritize infrastructure needs across the DOE complex, a senior Office of Science official told a panel examining the effectiveness of the Department’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Income for B&W Technical Services Group Continues to Dip
Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 2/27/2015 Operating income for B&W’s Technical Services Group took a significant dip in the fourth quarter of 2014, dropping to $345,000—$10 million less than during the fourth quarter of 2013—as B&W dealt with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
South Carolina Regulator Searching for Director After Nominee Withdraws
Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 2/27/2015 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is searching for a new director after the previous nominee for the slot withdrew from consideration this week. Last month, the DHEC Board tapped Eleanor Kitzman… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Richland
Remaining Cleanup Costs at Hanford Total Approx. $110 Billion WC Monitor 2/27/2015 An estimated $110.2 billion is needed to complete the remaining cleanup at Hanford, plus some post-cleanup oversight, according to the fifth annual lifecycle report since they became… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up
WC Monitor 2/27/2015 IN MEMORIAM Larry Kelly, manager of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge office, passed away late this week following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 58 years old. Kelly had more than 30 years of federal service and had worked… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]