Vol. 30, No. 14 
Savannah River Site Waste Contract Extended 18 Months
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Cleanup & Remediation
Perry Still Wary of Using Uranium Barter to Help Fund Nuclear Cleanup
Energy Secretary Rick Perry suggested Tuesday he is ready to again suspend his agency’s past practice of bartering excess government uranium to help pay for environmental remediation at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio. “I agree with you,” Perry told Sen. John… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Big Savings Anticipated in ‘End State’ Cleanup Approach, DOE Says
The Energy Department Office of Environmental Management (EM) expects to speed cleanup of its nuclear sites by decades and save “$100s of millions” in life-cycle costs, according to the Donald Trump administration’s fiscal 2020 budget request. The request,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Costs, Schedule Can be Improved: DOE Cleanup Chief
The Department of Energy could take steps to reduce the cost, shorten the schedule, and increase the efficiency of environmental remediation at the Hanford Site in Washington state, according to the agency’s top nuclear cleanup official. Anne White made her fifth… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Perma-Fix Aims to Renew Permit, Keep Test Bed Initiative at Wash. Facility
Perma-Fix Environmental Services said Monday it is progressing toward renewal of its Washington state Dangerous Waste Regulations permit for its low-level and mixed-low-level radioactive waste processing facility in the city of Richland. The permit for the Perma-Fix… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
Few Details Available on Transuranic Waste Shipment From SPRU to Idaho
The Energy Department and the state of Idaho have yet to discuss potential shipments of transuranic waste from the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) in New York state to the Idaho National Laboratory during fiscal 2020 and 2021. The fiscal 2020 budget justification… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Cites CH2M Over Hanford Radiological Contamination Incidents
The Department of Energy on Monday issued preliminary notices of violation to CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. over repeated incidents of radiological contamination spread at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Radioactive particles were found outside the established… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Technical Support Services Vendors Extended at DOE Portsmouth, Paducah Sites
The Department of Energy’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) has extended the contracts for three technical support services providers, potentially through the end of the year, an agency spokesperson confirmed Monday. In a notice released in January, DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Tweaking SRS Paramilitary Contract Procurement Doc
The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management is altering provisions of its request for proposals (RFP) for security at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina in response to questions from potential bidders. The tweaks involve decreasing small… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Centrus Should Finish Oak Ridge Decommissioning Contract This Fall
Centrus Energy should wrap up $15 million worth of decontamination and decommissioning at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee by Sept. 30, according to a financial filing Monday. Last September, DOE issued the contract to the Maryland-based company… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge: Racial Bias Possible in SRS Contractor’s Hiring Decision
A federal judge in South Carolina said Thursday that race might have been a factor in why a laid-off employee with the Savannah River Site’s liquid waste contractor was not rehired for a separate job five years ago. Magistrate Judge Paige Gossett added that,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Portsmouth Contractor Takes Another Go at Voluntary Separations
After its first effort fell short of its goal, Department of Energy cleanup contractor Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth is reviving its voluntary separation program in hopes of finding 29 more workers ready to take early departure. The decontamination and decommissioning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]