Vol. 27, No. 45

Budget & Policy

Congress Punts on Final 2017 Spending Bill After Trump Victory

Federal agencies including the Energy Department will remain funded at fiscal 2016 levels through at least the first two months of President-elect Donald Trump’s term, Republican congressional leaders decided this week. “To this end, my Committee will begin… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Transuranic Waste

    DOE Racing Toward December WIPP Restart

    A final, crunch-time review to determine if the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is ready to receive nuclear waste for the first time in nearly three years will take less time to finish than once thought, the Department of Energy announced Tuesday. The DOE-led… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Judge Denies Injunction Request for Increased Worker Protections at Hanford

    A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to increase protections from chemical vapors for Hanford Site workers until a lawsuit is decided. Judge Thomas Rice of U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington denied all three of the measures requested… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    WRPS Boss Opens Door After IG Report on Worker Fears

    After the Energy Department’s inspector general prodded the company for failing to communicate openly with its workforce, the president of Washington River Protection Solutions on Wednesday threw open his door to employees working on the waste tank farm at DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Last Major Equipment Placed in Hanford LAW Facility

    The last major piece of equipment for the Hanford Site Waste Treatment Plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility arrived this week and was placed in the plant. The facility over the summer received two of the three major components of melter off-gas system. The final… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Non-Proliferation

    MOX Advocates Hope Trump Presidency Will Advance Project

    Advocates for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina hope President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming term will put to rest attempts to shut down the troubled project. The MFFF would be used to honor a 2000 bilateral… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Parsons Workers Shifted to Keep SRS Salt Waste Facility Schedule Intact

    Twenty workers at the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site will swap badges to Savannah River Remediation from Parsons to ensure liquid waste treatment at the Salt Waste Processing Facility begins around 2019, as scheduled. The AECOM-led Savannah River Remediation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Redesigned IWTU Component Slated for Tests; Still no Timetable on Startup

    A redesigned version of the large screw-like component designed to break up chunks of solid waste in the troubled Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) in Idaho will undergo testing from November to January, the Energy Department announced Thursday. The so-called… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Perma-Fix Reports Rough Quarter, Sees Opportunities Ahead

    Executives with radioactive waste management specialist Perma-Fix Environmental Services on Friday acknowledged rough earnings numbers for the latest quarter and entirety of 2016. But they said the outlook is improving, particularly with an opportunity to treat… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    AECOM Chasing DOE Business Hard in 2017

    Los Angeles-based construction giant AECOM wrapped up its 2016 fiscal year in the middle of a huge push for new business that includes attempted revenue grabs in legacy nuclear waste cleanup work for the U.S. Energy Department. AECOM’s Management Services division,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Wrap Up: DOE Advances OREM Tech Services Contract Bidding

    The Department of Energy has completed the amendment process for the request for proposals for the technical services contract at the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) in Tennessee, according to a notice posted Wednesday. The RFP was issued in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

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