Vol. 28, No. 37

Contracts & Procurement

Los Alamos Cleanup Contractor Gets Another Six Months

As has been expected, the Energy Department on Tuesday issued a six-month extension for the current contract for legacy nuclear cleanup operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The department said Tuesday that Los Alamos National Security, the lab’s management and operations contractor, would also remain its environmental management provider through March […]
  • Transuranic Waste

    With 68 Shipments Since Reopening, WIPP Anticipates Busier Times Ahead

    Since it resumed accepting transuranic waste in April, the Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has received 68 shipments as of Sept. 25, officials said Thursday during a “WIPP Town Hall” in Carlsbad, N.M. The officials also offered some details… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WCS Deal With DOE Includes Study into Disposing of Problem Waste

    The Energy Department said Tuesday that it had awarded a $19.3 million task order to Waste Control Specialists for continued storage in West Texas of transuranic and Greater-Than-Class-C waste from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The Dallas-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    House Yucca Bill Attracts More than 100 Co-Sponsors

    Lawmakers are piling on to co-sponsor a House bill that would smooth the way to open Yucca Mountain in Nye County, Nev., as a permanent nuclear waste repository. This week alone, 32 additional representatives associated themselves with Rep. John Shimkus’ (R-Ill.)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    House Looks to Revamp DOE Payments in Lieu of Taxes

    The House of Representatives is calling for a “full overhaul” of the federal program that provides money to local communities near large Energy Department sites that cannot be taxed. That would include terminating all existing agreements, according to legislation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DNFSB Drops Emergency Response Recommendation to DOE

    WASHINGTON — The federal government’s independent watchdog for defense nuclear sites backed off a formal safety recommendation to the Energy Department here Tuesday, citing a lack of confidence that the measure would better prepare DOE facilities for emergencies. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Court Dismisses Hanford Workers’ Pension Lawsuit Against DOE

    The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has dismissed a 2016 class action lawsuit demanding that the Department of Energy reinstate pension benefits for up to 500 people for work performed at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Chief Judge Susan G. Braden ruled Sept.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Jacobs Wrestles With Conflict of Interest in CH2M Buyout

    Jacobs Engineering will be required to mitigate an apparent conflict of interest at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in its planned acquisition of CH2M Hill. Jacobs announced in June that it planned to purchase its fellow DOE contractor for $2.85 billion,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DOE Lays Out Plan for Storage of Hanford Cesium, Strontium Capsules

    The Department of Energy expects to begin transferring cesium and strontium capsules from underwater storage at the Hanford Site in Washington state to dry storage in 2022. The latest step toward that goal has been identifying a proposed location at Hanford for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Wrap Up: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Loses Power

    The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky lost power for several hours Tuesday, which prompted plant managers to declare an “operational emergency,” according to documents posted on the Energy Department’s Daily Occurrence Reports website. The site… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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