Vol. 30, No. 39 Hanford Mission Support Contract Expected Soon, DOE Procurement Manager Says
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Transuranic Waste
Several DOE Infrastructure Projects Nearing Completion, Cleanup Official says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– Some large infrastructure projects in the U.S. Energy Department’s nationwide nuclear cleanup complex should be completed in the next couple years, an agency official said Wednesday. That should include startup of the Salt Waste Processing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Top House Appropriator Lowey to Retire at End of Term
House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said she would retire from Congress rather than seeking re-election in 2020. “I am honored that my colleagues in Congress elected me as the first Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Comments Sought on Remaining Cleanup of Hanford’s 100-BC Area
The U.S. Energy Department is taking public comment through Nov. 6 on plans to continue remediation of the 100-BC Area of the Hanford Site in Washington state. The 100-BC Area stretches about 4.5 square miles along the Columbia River corridor and was home to two… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Plans Groundwater Study for Former Oak Ridge Uranium Enrichment Complex
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing a study that could help determine how to treat contaminated groundwater at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), the former site of uranium enrichment for nuclear weapons and nuclear power reactors. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Existing Tech Support Contractors Stay on for Now at Portsmouth-Paducah
With a bid protest pending on a five-year contract, it appears three contractors will for the time being continue to provide technical support services for the U.S. Energy Department’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office. A roundup of major procurements at DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Centerra Receives Four-Month Extension as SRS Security Contractor
The security contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina received a four-month extension Friday, keeping the company on the job through Feb. 7, 2020. Centerra-SRS, a subsidiary of Florida-based Centerra, will receive $35.8… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Senate Appropriations Panel Seeks DOE Data on Livermore Excess Facilities
The Senate Appropriations Committee wants a report from the U.S. Energy Department on what it will take to decommission excess facilities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California over the next 10 years. The panel made the request on Sept. 12… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Decommissioning
Centrus Energy Finishes $15M Decommissioning Project at Oak Ridge
Centrus Energy on Wednesday said it had finished the $15 million decontamination and decommissioning of the K-1600 plant at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The Bethesda, Md.-based nuclear fuel supplier met its budget and schedule… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Warren Plan Would Revive Corporate Superfund Taxes
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), seeking her party’s nomination for president, on Wednesday proposed reinstating corporate taxes to pay for cleanup of Superfund sites contaminated by hazardous wastes. The measure is among a list of proposals in the candidate’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Some DOE Advisory Panels Survive Shakeup
At least some of the advisory committees chartered to provide independent perspective on nuclear matters to the Department of Energy — including one that represents the neighbors of Cold War nuclear-weapon sites — continued to operate beyond a Sept. 30 presidential… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
For Sale: Used Railcars That Hauled Contaminated Soil
The U.S. Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina is looking for potential buyers of 52 railcars previously used to transport uranium-contaminated soil. Expressions of interest are sought by 11:59 a.m. on Oct. 14 for the government surplus gondola… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: DOE Nuclear Cleanup Office Launches Twitter Account
The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management (EM), which oversees remediation of 16 Cold War and Manhattan Project nuclear sites, now has a Twitter account (@EMcleanup). The account launched Sept. 9 to mark the 30th anniversary of nuclear cleanup… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]