Vol. 30, No. 30

Contracts & Procurement

Jacobs Rumored to be Interested in Acquiring Fluor

Three industry sources said recently Fluor’s government services group, if not the entire company, could be an acquisition target for another player in the nuclear cleanup industry, Jacobs Engineering. Such a deal could further consolidate Jacobs’ hold on the business of environmental remediation for the U.S. Department of Energy, following its December 2017 purchase of […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Trump Administration Considering DOE Cleanup Leadership Options, Sources Say

    The Donald Trump administration could already be planning for a new permanent head for the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office. While Energy Department senior adviser William (Ike) White is apt to stay in charge of the Office of Environmental Management… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

    Dueling Findings by DOE, University at Odds Over Safety of Ohio School

    Conclusions drawn by Northern Arizona University (NAU) researchers and the Department of Energy provide opposing views of whether a middle school near the Portsmouth Site in Ohio is safe for students to attend this fall. Local officials, citing analysis by NAU,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Nevada Environmental Contract Bids Due to DOE on Aug. 21

    The Department of Energy on Monday issued a request for proposals for the next Nevada Environmental Program Services contract, which could be worth up to $350 million over 10 years. Navarro Research and Engineering holds the current $80 million contract, which… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • National Laboratories

    Sheep Fire at INL Now Largely Under Control

    The Sheep Fire at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is contained enough to allow the emergency response to be scaled back, officials said Thursday afternoon. Firefighting crews will continue to keep an eye on the blaze there are no remaining… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Budget Deal Passes House, Raises Federal Debt Limit

    The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a two-year, $2.7 trillion budget agreement on a 284-149 vote, a move that would allow the federal government to keep borrowing money. The new federal budget caps deal provides $2.5 billion more in base defense spending… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Corroding Air Tunnel at SRS Facility Should Withstand Earthquake, Analysis Finds

    An air tunnel at a degrading Savannah River Site nuclear materials processing facility should be able to withstand an earthquake, according to a detailed analysis for the Department of Energy, despite concerns raised two years ago by a federal safety board. Savannah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Decommissioning

    Energy Dept. Review Backs Resumption of High-Hazard Work on Hanford Plutonium Plant

    Jacobs subsidiary CH2M appears prepared to resume the higher-risk work involved in demolition of the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) at the Hanford Site in Washington state, according to an Energy Department report. “Overall, changes and improvements necessary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    NRC Seeks Public Comment on Burying GTCC Near Surface

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday opened a public comment period on a new finding that most Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste could be disposed of via near-surface facilities. Stakeholders have until Sept. 20 to submit comments… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Decommissioning

    City of Oak Ridge Wants to Talk to Energy Department About Landfill

    City officials from Oak Ridge, Tenn., want to meet with Energy Department representatives before the federal agency issues a draft record of decision in August for a new 2.2-million-cubic yard landfill planned for the Oak Ridge Site. City Manager Mark Watson made… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Energy Department Assesses Vendor Interest in SPRU Waste

    The Department of Energy is assessing potential vendor interest in processing, shipping, and disposing of radioactive waste from the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) in New York state. In a request for information (RFI)/sources sought notice Wednesday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Former Employee Sues SRS Security Contractor For Discrimination

    In a federal discrimination lawsuit seeking $3.5 million, an African-American woman formerly employed by the Savannah River Site’s security contractor says she was terminated for accidentally leaving her gun in a bathroom, while a white employee kept her job… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Wrap Up: DOE Seeks Tweaks to State Permit for Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

    The U.S. Department of Energy and the Washington state Department of Ecology are taking public comments through Sept. 16 on a proposed change to the dangerous waste permit for the Hanford Site. If approved, the state permit modification would allow DOE to connect… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

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