Vol. 30, No. 22 
DOE Nuclear Cleanup Chief Formally Resigns
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Cleanup & Remediation
Results of Latest DOE Sampling at Portsmouth-Area School Expected in June
It should take anywhere from two to four weeks to fully analyze the Energy Department’s new sampling for radioactive contaminants at a middle school near the Portsmouth Site in Ohio. The results should be publicly provided as soon as they are available, Pike… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Local Residents Sue DOE Contractors Over Portsmouth Contamination
A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court this week accuses current and former Energy Department contractors of failure to prevent radioactive contamination from spreading beyond the Portsmouth Site in Ohio. The case was initiated by two families in Pike County,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Issues Sources Sought Notice for Revamped SRS Waste Contract
The Energy Department Thursday issued a “sources sought” notice seeking market input on a revamped liquid waste procurement at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The agency is seeking responses by 5 p.m. ET on June 13 to its market research inquiry… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Ruling Expected Soon in DOJ Lawsuit Against Hanford Workers’ Comp Law
A federal judge says he plans by the first week of June to rule on a Department of Justice lawsuit against the state of Washington over eased workers’ compensation requirements for workers at the Hanford Site. Judge Stanley Bastian, of U.S. District Court… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Unofficial Schedule Pushes Back Savannah River Waste Plant Startup
The Savannah River Site’s $2.3 billion Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) remains on track to begin operations by the end of this year, despite a more conservative unofficial date of May 2020 cited in a document prepared by the site’s liquid waste contractor. Neither… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
GAO Plans Review of Energy Dept. Payments In Lieu of Taxes
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) plans in September to release a report on the Energy Department’s payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) to communities surrounding its national laboratories and nuclear cleanup sites. The report will analyze how PILT… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hearing Scheduled in Lawsuit Against Savannah River Waste Contractor
The Savannah River Site’s liquid waste contractor is expected to argue next month that race did not factor into its unwillingness to rehire a laid-off employee who sued the company over her termination. A court hearing for Adrienne Saulsberry’s lawsuit against… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Fluor Brings Back Retired CFO as Management Makeover Continues
Fluor is bringing back a retired chief financial officer, Michael Steuert, to permanently fill the role again as current CFO Bruce Stanski assists the Dallas-area company’s new chief executive with a strategic review. The international engineering, procurement,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]