Vol. 31, No. 31 
Megabuck Hanford Tank Award Placed on Hold as DOE Takes Second Look
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Budget & Policy
House Passes Energy and Water Spending Bill Despite Potential Trump Veto
The full House of Representatives on Friday passed in a 217-197 vote a $1.3 trillion package of six spending bills for fiscal 2021, including billions of nuclear cleanup operations managed by the Department of Energy. President Donald Trump is threatening to veto… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Yucca Mountain Left Out of House Funding Package
The House of Representatives on Friday approved a massive appropriations package that provides nothing to resume licensing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada, despite pleas late in the week from four Republican lawmakers. In a nearly party-line… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Infection Numbers Climb at Major DOE Cleanup Sites
Two of the largest properties overseen by the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management reported significant spikes in COVID-19 cases over the past week, although the number of active cases across the complex have dropped. The DOE Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Startup of Long-Delayed DOE Waste Facility in Idaho Now Expected Next Year
Not long ago, the Energy Department anticipated operational startup this year of the long- awaited Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the Idaho National Laboratory – but that could slide to September 2021. That is the anticipated date for “full-fledged… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Energy Dept. Sticks With August Deadline for Savannah River Lab Bids
The Department of Energy is so far rejecting requests to extend the Aug. 10 deadline for bids on the contract to operate the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina. Multiple potential bidders requested more time in question-and-answer documents published… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Plutonium Downblending Resumes at Savannah River Site
The management prime at the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina has resumed downblending plutonium at the K Area after operations were suspended in October 2019. Workers for site manager Savannah River Nuclear Solutions started downblending… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Hanford Site Services Vendors Not Meeting Small Biz Requirements, Energy Dept. IG Says
A recent audit by the Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General found that a major vendor at the Hanford Site in Washington state, Mission Support Alliance (MSA), is not meeting its agreed-upon small business contracting commitments. The Leidos-led vendor,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Bill Seeks Easier Access to Benefits for DOE Workers Who Used Faulty Respirators
Two Democrats from Washington state’s congressional delegation, Rep. Adam Smith and Sen. Patty Murray, are proposing legislation to make it easier for certain workers at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site and other nuclear cleanup jobs to qualify for federal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Meet the New Hanford Boss, Same as the Old Boss
After running operations at the Energy Department’s most complex nuclear cleanup project for nearly 18 months, Brian Vance this week was named manager of the Hanford Site on a permanent basis. Vance in October 2017 assumed management of the DOE Office of River… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up: Senate Poised to Vote on No. 2 Nominee at DOE
The Senate has lined up a vote next week to confirm Undersecretary of Energy Mark Menezes to the No. 2 position at the Department of Energy. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday filed cloture on Menezes’ nomination as deputy secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Clarification
Fluor Corp. said it has not reported formal earnings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2020, as reported in an article in the July 24 edition of Weapons Complex Monitor, and will not do so until it answers the regulator’s questions about 2019… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]