Vol. 27, No. 34 Liquid Waste Cleanup Funding at Risk if Returning Congress Can’t Pass a 2017 Budget
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Contractor, Labor Group Sign MOU on Stop Worker Order
The Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC) and the Hanford Site’s tank farm contractor have signed a memorandum of understanding to lift the stop work order halting any work in the waste storage areas unless workers are using supplied air respirator. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Remaining Hanford River Corridor Cleanup Changes Hands
Washington Closure Hanford on Monday transferred the last of its Hanford Site field cleanup work to CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. About 300 workers transferred with the projects to CH2M Hill or its subcontractors. Washington Closure, the Hanford River Corridor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE Picks Up Options on Main Los Alamos Cleanup Contract
The Energy Department picked up the last two options on the stopgap legacy waste remediation contract it awarded to Los Alamos National Security (LANS) last year, keeping the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s chastened prime as lead cleanup contractor there… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Decommissioning
After Historic K-27 Teardown, Pivot to Poplar Creek Cleanup
The dust is now settling around building K-27 at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge Reservation, marking a prominent, but by no means final milestone for the agency’s cleanup of the former uranium enrichment complex DOE is redeveloping into the East Tennessee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Double-Stacking of Waste Canisters Begins at SRS
The Savannah River Site in South Carolina has begun making space to temporarily store even more canisters of vitrified radioactive waste in Glass Waste Storage Building 1 (GWSB 1) by double-stacking the canisters on top of each other, according to update issued… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Old Hands Transitioning to New Roles at AECOM’s Nuclear Business
Gearing up to defend its turf as top dog of the Energy Department’s legacy liquid-waste cleanup operations, Los Angeles-based AECOM is moving an executive with experience in nuclear waste management into a senior position at its company’s Nuclear and Environment… 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 Contractor Wins Safety Award
The Hanford Site’s tank farm contractor has been given a national safety for the second consecutive year, this time for better protection of workers against potentially deadly arc flashes. Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) received the Voluntary Protection… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
At Paducah
Paducah-Area Congressman to Resign Tuesday Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), the U.S. congressman whose district includes the Energy Department’s Paducah site, said Monday he will resign effective Sept. 6, cutting short his final term in Congress following his decision… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]