Vol. 27, No. 21

Delay of Hanford PFP Demolition Appears Imminent

The Department of Energy may miss the Sept. 30 deadline to tear down the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., an agency spokesperson said late Thursday, and a new schedule is still in the works. “DOE is in discussions with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
  • Draft Solicitation for LANL Cleanup Coming in June

    Industry will get its first look at the draft solicitation for a long-term, $1 billion-plus contract for legacy nuclear cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from June 7-9, when the Department of Energy plans to host potential bidders for a tour of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Public Wants More Participation In Revised LANL Consent Order Process

    Six weeks after introducing a draft revised consent order that will govern future hazardous waste cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn returned to the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • House Backs MOX Project in Defense Authorization Bill

    Following two days of debate and consideration of scores of amendments, the House of Representatives late Thursday voted 277-147 to approve its National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2017. However, that vote count would not be sufficient to override a veto… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Florida Company NV5 Global Buys Hanford Site Contractor Dade Moeller

    NV5 Global said Wednesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dade Moeller and Associates, headquartered near the Hanford Site in Washington state. The deal is expected to become final today. Dade Moeller, founded in Richland in 1994, has held Hanford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • DOE IG Nominee Has More Hoops to Jump Through in Senate

    The Department of Energy has been without a permanent inspector general for nearly eight months, and it will be even longer before Susan Beard, nominated for the post by the Obama administration in April, gets her chance to be approved by the full Senate. At press… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]

  • No Lives or Jobs Lost After 2015 Electrical Explosion at INL

    Battelle Energy Alliance has paid the Energy Department $60,000 to settle an electrical accident that happened last year at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a company spokesperson confirmed this week. “The DOE Office of Enforcement received the BEA-signed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Battelle Set for Contract Extension at PNNL

    The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest Site Office plans to negotiate a five-year extension to Battelle Memorial Institute’s contract to operate the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., rather than competing the contract. About a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Wrap Up: LANL Finds New Home — In Cyberspace

    About a year after the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) stood up a field office at the 70-year-old nuclear-weapons lab, the agency has launched a dedicated website for legacy nuclear cleanup at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. The Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) website is located here, […]

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