Vol. 30, No. 32 Hanford Contracts Delay, Reactor Closure Blunt BWXT Earnings
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Contracts & Procurement
Jacobs Hopes to Remain On Job at Hanford Site
Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering hopes to win at least one of two Energy Department awards for potential 10-year, multibillion-dollar contracts at the Hanford Site in Washington state, including one where it is the incumbent vendor. Jacobs Chairman and CEO Steve… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AECOM Confident About Spinoff of Government-Contracting Unit
The top brass at AECOM said this week it has received plenty of positive feedback since announcing June 17 that it would spin off the business segment that contracts with the Department of Energy and other federal agencies. “We are moving ahead of schedule”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Nevada Expects to Review Details on Mislabeled DOE Waste This Month
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) expects by the end of this month to receive additional U.S. Energy Department information on numerous shipments of mislabeled radioactive waste to the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). After reviewing the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
President Trump Signs Budget Caps Bill
President Donald Trump on on Aug. 2 signed H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, into law after the bill passed the House July 25 and the Senate Aug. 1. The legislation suspends the debt limit through July 31, 2021, and sets defense spending toplines at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Department Issues RFI Notice for Remediation at Knolls Laboratory
The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday issued a sources sought/request for information for remediation of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and the Kesselring Site, both in New York state. The agency wants to gauge small business interest in a potential contract… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Bid Deadline for DOE Nevada Environmental Contract Extended Until September
The U.S. Energy Department is giving contractors an extra month to submit their bids for the next environmental remediation contract at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The deadline for requests for proposals (RFP) for the Nevada Environmental Program… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Settlement Talks Continue Over WIPP Waste Volume Reporting
One of three plaintiffs is continuing mediation in hopes of reaching a settlement in a lawsuit against the New Mexico Environment Department over calculating underground waste volume at the U.S. Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Concerned… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Revenue Jumps in 2Q
Perma-Fix Environmental Services on Thursday reported a 30.2% spike in its second-quarter revenue, from $13.2 million in 2018 to $17.1 million in 2019. That encompassed a 75.4% sales boost in the Atlanta-based company’s services business, from $4 million last… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
No Contamination Results from Plutonium in LANL Glove Box
A “trace amount of plutonium” found inside a glove box at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 27 did not endanger any employees, a spokesman for the Department of Energy facility in New Mexico said Wednesday. Employees discovered an “unexpected powdery… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge Reasserts SRR Discrimination Allegations as Case Heads for Trial
A federal judge this week dismissed a key component in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by an African-American woman who says she was unfairly terminated, and subsequently not rehired, by the liquid waste management contractor for the Department of Energy’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Comment Period on PUREX Risk Mitigation Ends This Month
The Richland Operations Office for the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state has extended the comment period on a cost and engineering report for hazard mitigation at the Plutonium Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Plant until Aug. 17. The original comment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Vendor N3B Extends Deadline for Background Check Bids
After receiving no bids initially, the legacy cleanup contractor for the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is extending its search by two weeks for a subcontractor to provide background checks on job applicants. Newport News Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Wrap Up: Pike County Meeting Set to Discuss Portsmouth Contamination Sampling
The Scioto Valley Local School District in Ohio plans a community meeting Saturday to discuss radioactive contamination concerns at a middle school located about 2 miles from the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site. Zahn’s Corner Middle School will be tested… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
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