Vol. 30, No. 33 
Incumbents Getting Extensions on Hanford Tank, Central Plateau Work
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Transuranic Waste
Energy Department Rolls Out WIPP Strategic Plan Through 2024
The U.S. Energy Department expects in coming years to speed up the rate of waste emplacement at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico to 14 shipments per week, according to a newly released draft five-year strategic plan for the facility. That would rise from a current rate of less than 10 shipments per […]
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Transuranic Waste
Subcontractor Hired to Sink New Utility Shaft at WIPP
The U.S. Energy Department and its prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico on Aug. 21 announced a $75 million award for a subcontractor to build a new underground utility shaft. The contract went to Harrison Western-Shaft Sinkers Joint Venture, the DOE Carlsbad Field Office and AECOM-led Nuclear Waste Partnership said […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Pro2Serve Unit Re-Awarded Portsmouth-Paducah Tech Support Business
More than a year after winning the contract the first time around, a Professional Project Services (Pro2Serve) affiliate is again being tapped to provide the U.S. Energy Department’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) with technical support services. The Energy Department Office of Environmental Management announced Aug. 22 that Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Enterprise Technical Assistance Services (E-TAS) […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
National Academies Wants More Study on Hanford Low-Activity Waste Treatment Options
While there are alternatives to vitrifying all low-activity radioactive waste at the Hanford Site in Washington state, the U.S. Energy Department should do more vetting before committing to one or more of those options, according to a new assessment from a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine panel. The fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization […]
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Transuranic Waste
Nine Los Alamos Containers Did Not Qualify for Shipment to WIPP, DNFSB Notes
Nine containers of transuranic waste stored at Area G of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico did not, as of late July, meet the acceptance criteria for disposal further south at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The situation was cited in a nonconformance report from the U.S. Energy Department’s Carlsbad Field Office, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Los Alamos DOE Cleanup Employee Placed on Leave
A U.S. Department of Energy nuclear cleanup manager at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has been placed on administration leave, though the cause has not been made clear. The Los Alamos Reporter reported Wednesday that DOE Office of Environmental Management employee David Rhodes is on leave pending an unspecified investigation. “The New […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Jacobs Buying Wood Group Nuclear Business
Jacobs Engineering announced on Aug. 20 it would pay £250 million ($304.5 million) to acquire the nuclear business of the Scotland-based John Wood Group. The deal is expected to be sealed in the first quarter of 2020, pending regulatory approval in the United Kingdom, according to the companies. The acquisition will bring proprietary technology and […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Contractor Mismanaged Incident Reports: DOE Office
The contractor that operates the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina has mismanaged security incident reports over the past two years, with problems ranging from late submission of documents to the federal agency to providing incomplete information when they are delivered. In one instance, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) was supposed […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Centerra to Receive Four-Month Extension as SRS Security Contractor
The security provider at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina is expected to receive a four-month contract extension ahead of the end of its current deal on Oct. 7. Florida-based Centerra could also secure another eight months on the job. That would come via two more four-month extensions, keeping the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Bechtel Settles Retaliation Lawsuit From Ex-Employee
Bechtel National has settled litigation brought by a former worker at the Waste Treatment Plant the company is building at the U.S. Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state. “The parties have arrived at a mutually satisfactory resolution of the case,” Bechtel spokeswoman Staci West said by email on Aug. 25. She declined to say […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Nevada Environmental RFP Attracts Over 100 Questions
The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management has received 117 questions from prospective bidders on the next remediation contract for the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The office posted the latest tranche of questions Monday on the potential 10-year, $350 million successor award to the business held through January 2020 by Navarro Research and […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Contract Appeals Board Again Orders DOE to Pay Idaho Contractor Dispute Fees
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) is again telling the U.S. Energy Department to pay a former cleanup contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory more than $33 million in fees. In an Aug. 8 ruling, a three-judge panel for the CBCA said the federal agency’s reasoning for failing to pay CH2M-WG Idaho (CWI) the […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: Boston Government Services Teams With Trinity
Boston Government Services disclosed Tuesday it is partnering with Cincinnati-based Trinity Engineering Associates in the BTP Services joint venture that on July 31 won a potential $49.5 million technical support services contract from the Energy Department. Oak Ridge-based Boston Government Services previously said it is majority owner of the partnership. Headed by founder and President […]
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Transuranic Waste
While We Were Out
Weapons Complex Monitor took a break over the past two weeks for Congress’ annual summer recess. Our affiliate publication, Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, kept up on the latest news around the nuclear security enterprise and its industry partners. Here’s a recap of what happened while we were out. WIPP Contractor Gets New Leadership The contractor […]