Vol. 31, No. 01

Cleanup & Remediation

Management of DOE Cleanup Office, Industry Consolidation, Procurement Issues Linger Into 2020

Twelve months ago, Anne Marie White was eagerly anticipating her first full year at the helm of the U.S. Department of Energy’s $7 billion-plus Office of Environmental Management. But her tenure as Energy Department assistant secretary for environmental management turned out to be closer to the end rather than the beginning. After being sworn into […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Founder of Nuclear Industry Council Dies Over Holidays

    David Blee, president, founder, and CEO of the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council business consortium, died Sunday, apparently while visiting family in Kentucky. His death was confirmed Monday by USNIC Director Caleb Ward. “From what I understand, David had a negative reaction with the medication he was taking to get over his cold,” Ward said in […]

  • Budget & Policy

    David Blee: Man of High Purposes, Great Effectiveness

    By Llewellyn King Special to Weapons Complex Monitor David Blee could have been anything he wanted to be, so long as the job involved people. David, who died suddenly and tragically early at 66, was dynamic in everything he did — and he did nothing better than… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    SRS Environmental Draft RFP Should be Out Soon

    The U.S. Energy Department anticipates by early February issuing a draft request for proposals (RFP) for waste management at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The DOE Office of Environmental Management said in a Dec. 23 procurement notice the draft solicitation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Concerns Loom Over SRS Salt Waste Processing Facility’s Operational Readiness

    The Department of Energy has “serious concerns” over the lack of corrective actions its contractor is taking to prepare the multi-million-dollar Salt Waste Processing Facility for startup at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. Specifically, the federal agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Savannah River Manager SRNS Wins 95% of Potential Fee

    Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) took home $25.6 million or 95% of its nearly $27 million in available fee for management and operation of the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina between Aug. 1, 2018 and July 31, 2019. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP Lags Behind 2018 Pace After Slow November

    The U.S. Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico received 10 shipments of transuranic waste during November, bringing the total to 285 for the first 11 months of 2019. The figures, from WIPP’s publicly available database, show the underground… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Carlsbad DOE Office Gets New Acting Manager

    A veteran of 28 years in the commercial nuclear power industry is the new acting manager for the U.S. Department of Energy office that oversees the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. Greg Sosson was apparently appointed to the temporary detail in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    NMED Turns Its Attention to 2016 Los Alamos Consent Order

    The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will hold a meeting on Jan. 9 to explore continuing cleanup issues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, under the 2016 Compliance Order on Consent governing remediation of Cold War weapons production at the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    More Time Granted to Comment on Planned Disposal of Savannah River Defense Waste

    The U.S. Department of Energy is extending the comment period by more than a month on its draft environmental assessment for the plan to treat and dispose of about 10,000 gallons of recycled wastewater from the Savannah River Site at a low-level radioactive waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    DOE Moves Ahead With Mercury Storage Plans at WCS

    Waste Control Specialists (WCS) in late December received approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to provide long-term storage of Department of Energy elemental mercury at the company’s Andrews County waste facility. The Energy Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Perma-Fix Joint Venture Wins $15M Cleanup Contract at DOE Lab

    A joint venture of Perma-Fix Environmental Services and ERRG in December sealed a contract worth at least $15 million for cleanup services at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. The 18-month contract covers remediation,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Wrap Up: Deadline Set for Savannah River Lab Contract Briefings

    Potential bidders on the management and operations contract for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina have until noon ET on Jan. 9 to sign up for briefings. The Energy Department is providing new details on its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

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