Vol. 31, No. 17 
Hanford Records Second COVID-19 Case, Extends Minimal Operations
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Cleanup & Remediation
GAO Denies Protest of Hanford Site Services Contract
The Government Accountability Office this week rejected a protest against the new long-term Energy Department contract for support services at the Hanford Site in Washington state. The potential 10-year, $4 billion contract was awarded in December to Hanford Mission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Federal Government Sets Guidance for Resuming Normal Operations
Federal agencies will gradually return to normal operations in parallel with the White House’s three-phase plan to reactivate the national economy as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, the Trump administration said Monday. The new guidance does not provide any set… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Energy Dept. Report Formalizes Position Against Uranium Barter
The Energy Department officially plans to end the policy of bartering uranium to pay for legacy nuclear-weapon cleanup at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio. The policy statement is included in a report issued Thursday that lays out a plan for restarting end-to-end nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Two Fluor Bosses Leaving, Other Execs Taking Pay Cut
Two Fluor vice presidents are leaving the company, and all executives are temporarily taking a 20% cut in their base pay, according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the April 10 notice, Fluor announced the separation from employment… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Transuranic Waste
DOE Carlsbad Shops for Satellite Office Space in Albuquerque
The Energy Department office that oversees the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, N.M., is in the market for a satellite location about four hours north in the city of Albuquerque. “Due to the low availability of housing and high cost of living in Carlsbad,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Court Reviews Motions in Suit Against Portsmouth Vendors
The Ohio Department of Health said in federal court documents it cannot provide the cancer records sought by local residents suing current and former contractors at the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site in Pike County. U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
Carlsbad Technical Assistance RFP Should be Out Within 60 Days, DOE Says
The Department of Energy expects within 60 days to issue a final request for proposals for a small business to provide technical assistance to the Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico. The DOE Office of Environmental Management announced its plans Thursday on a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE Cleanup Office Takes Lead on Newly Discovered Waste Near LANL
The Energy Department assured the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) on April 16 it would oversee remediation of recently discovered radioactive waste on former federal land near the site of a planned housing complex in Los Alamos County. Top brass for the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Wrap Up: No Word Yet on Oak Ridge Extension
The Energy Department has yet to execute an extension of up to two years for the Amentum-led joint venture responsible for remediation at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The agency in February announced its intention to award a sole-source deal to URS/CH2M Oak… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]