Vol. 31, No. 24

Cleanup & Remediation

As Work Resumes, Energy Dept. Weighs COVID-19 Impact on Cleanup Milestones

The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management will cut contractors some slack when it comes to work deadlines missed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a policy that became official last week. The nuclear cleanup office “will continue to evaluate COVID-19 impacts on the ability of contractors to perform required work,” according to the […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    ‘Usual Suspects’ Among Likely Bidders for Idaho Cleanup Business

    The two incumbents at the Idaho Cleanup Project, Fluor and Spectra Tech, are virtually certain to be among the contenders for a follow-up environmental award that could be worth $6.4 billion, sources say. Fluor Idaho now holds the five-year environmental remediation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    No Set Schedule for WIPP to Return to Pre-COVID-19 Waste Shipment Levels

    The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is ramping up operations that have been reduced for months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no set schedule for a return to prior waste emplacement levels, according to the head of the Department of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Senate NDAA Calls for $5.1B in DOE Defense Environmental Cleanup Funds

    The Senate Armed Services Committee’s proposed 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides for $5.1 billion in defense environmental cleanup funding. The Senate committee passed the roughly $740 billion NDAA package after its Wednesday markup, by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    SRS Ended Up With Faulty Masks, DNFSB Reports

    The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina had to set aside some N95-style masks last month after testing revealed the face wear could not filter enough particulates to be considered a personal respirator capable of protecting users from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Senate Panel Backs Menezes Promotion to No. 2 in Energy Department

    The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday voted almost unanimously in favor of promoting Undersecretary of Energy Mark Menezes to the No. 2 position at the Department of Energy. In the panel’s voice vote, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    NRC Outlines Role in Evaluating On-Site Disposal of Certain Hanford Waste

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commissioning said Wednesday it will conduct a technical review of an Energy Department proposal to dispose of certain vitrified low-activity radioactive waste at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Speaking at an online public meeting, NRC Senior Risk Analyst David Esh said the agency is acting in a consulting role as the […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    DNFSB Cautions WIPP Against Relying Too Much on Waste Criteria

    The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) said the Energy Department might rely too much on its waste acceptance criteria program to keep potentially combustible material out of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M. The DOE’s National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Incumbents Easily Win Nevada Congressional Primaries

    Tuesday was a good night for congressional incumbents in Nevada, who easily overcame primary challenges. The state’s four members of the House of Representatives all advanced to the Nov. 3 general election, according to unofficials results from the Nevada… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Huntington Ingalls Exec to Lead EFCOG Board Another Year

    The Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) has re-elected Huntington Ingalls Industries nuclear and environmental group President Michael Lempke as chairman of its Board of Directors for another year, according to a Friday statement. Sandra Fairchild, project… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Head of DOE Cleanup Office Plans Closer Ties with Waste Board

    The Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management plans to forge a closer working relationship with the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), according to a recent document. “We look forward to future opportunities for regular interactions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]

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