Vol. 31, No. 15 
Nuclear Cleanup Sites Can Endure Prolonged Use of Skeleton Crews, Sources Say
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Energy Dept. Issues Draft Procurement Notice for Savannah River National Lab Contract
The Energy Department on Thursday issued its draft request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $3.8 billion stand-alone contract for management of the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina. The facility is currently run through the $14.8 billion contract held by Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) for management of DOE’s entire Savannah River […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford Telecommuters Cautioned on Cybersecurity Hazards
Federal and contractor employees for the Hanford Site in Washington state should be particularly vigilant about cyber threats while they work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Energy Department said this week. An Energy Department spokesperson said last week that 60% of Hanford’s 11,000-person workforce was telecommuting following the March 31 transition to essential […]
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Transuranic Waste
West Valley Contractor Awarded 39-Month Extension
The Energy Department plans to retain the Jacobs-led incumbent cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York state through June 2023. The DOE Office of Environmental Management announced the 39-month extension for CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) in a Thursday press release. The vendor is working under a $571 million contractor […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Washington State Looks to Remote Talks With Feds on Hanford
Long-anticipated talks between the Energy Department and Washington state on remediation milestones at the Hanford Site could go forward remotely. “We are moving forward on holistic negotiations, but when they might start depends on the availability of the [federal] mediator, and how successful we are at kicking off the negotiations through remote communications,” Randy Bradbury, […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
National Academies Issues Final Report on Treating Supplemental Waste at Hanford Site
A viable program for treating supplemental low-activity waste at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state can be developed for any one of three major technologies – vitrification, grouting, and steam reforming, according to an April 1 report from a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine panel. But grouting and steam reforming would […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Moab Tailings Cleanup Continues Despite Pandemic
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remediation Action (UMTRA) project in Utah as of this week was the sole Energy Department Office of Environmental Management nuclear cleanup site maintaining normal operations during the COVID-19 crisis. The project’s two work sites are “fully operational” while following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to minimize the risk […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
COVID-19 Pandemic Puts Brakes on Sampling Around Ohio Middle School
The current COVID-19 public health emergency, which has laid waste to scheduled events great and small, is delaying plans to sample for potential radiological contamination around a Pike County, Ohio, middle school near the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site. Officials from the DOE Office of Environmental Management said during a March industry conference in Phoenix they […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
2 Nuclear Contractors Ready to Cope with Pandemic
A couple of smaller vendors to the nuclear industry say they are prepared to help clients withstand the current COVID-19 pandemic. UniTech Services Group, a provider of personal protective equipment for the nuclear industry in North America, last week predicted no “service disruptions” through the second quarter. “We’re going to take the right preventative measures […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Tribal Firm Wins $22M DOE Tech Support Contract
S&K Federal Services, a small tribally owned business based in Montana, has received a potential five-year, $22 million contract to provide technical support services to the Energy Department Office of Environmental Management. The office said in a Wednesday press release the S&K contract supports the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) in Cincinnati and small […]