Vol. 31, No. 32 
Feds Begin Procurement Process for Next Savannah River Site Management Contract
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Finalizes Plan for Disposal of Savannah River Wastewater at Commercial Site
The Department of Energy this week formalized its plan to eventually ship up to 10,000 gallons of wastewater from the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina to a commercial facility in Texas for disposal, under the classification of low-level radioactive waste. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Dept. Sets Schedule for Hanford Support Services Transition
The Department of Energy on Thursday set the date for the new support services contractor at the Hanford Site in Washington state to begin the transition to operations. In a notice to proceed, the agency told Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) it can start the 120-day turnover on Aug. 17. Hanford Mission Integration Solutions is […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
COVID-19 Cases Rise Again Across DOE Cleanup Complex
The number of active cases of COVID-19 among the workforce for the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management rose to 98 as of Thursday. That was up from 88 active cases cited a week ago by the nuclear cleanup office, which had dipped from 94 live… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Decommissioning
Portsmouth Radiation Dose Levels Below Federal Limits, DOE Says
Potential radiation dose in 2018 to individuals from the Portsmouth Site in Ohio was well under limits set by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency, according to new figures. The Energy Department last week issued the latest version of its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
BWXT Foresees No 2020 Benefit From Disputed Hanford Contract Win
Insulated from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic by its large government contracts and a bread-and-butter nuclear Navy business that didn’t shut down in the spring, BWX Technologies posted a modest uptick in both profit and revenue for the second quarter of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Jacobs’ Revenue Rises to $3.3B in Fiscal Third Quarter
Jacobs Engineering on Monday reported a slight bump in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, from $3.2 billion in 2019 to $3.3 billion this year. Net revenue took a similarly modest step up for the three-month period ending June 26, from $2.6 billion to $2.7. billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Huntington Ingalls Hits Rough Seas In Second Quarter
By Cal Biesecker Defense Daily Huntington Ingalls Industries on Thursday posted a steep drop in second-quarter earnings, mainly on charges at its shipyards due to efficiency and staffing challenges, at least some of which stem from COVID-19, and the company lowered… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
US Ecology Revenue Rises, but Income Hit by Pandemic
US Ecology grew its second-quarter revenue by 37% this year, to $213.9 million, but nonetheless reported a $5.2 million net loss in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. That represented a loss of $0.17 per diluted share, or $0.08 on an adjusted basis, the Boise,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Acquisitions, Payment Boost Leidos In Second Quarter
By Cal Biesecker Defense Daily Leidos on Tuesday posted higher sales and earnings in its second quarter, driven by two acquisitions earlier this year and a payment related to patent infringement, more than offsetting higher than expected negative impacts from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
State Penalties Over DOE Idaho Waste Facility Hit $8.6M
The state of Idaho has now levied $8.6 million in penalties against the Energy Department for failure to treat 900,000 gallons of sodium-bearing liquid radioactive waste at the Idaho National Laboratory. That is the accrued amount as of July 31, Natalie Creed,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Community Group Again Needs New Executive Director
A regional organization to promote communities around the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico will soon need a new executive director for the second time in a little more than two years. The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Oregon’s Top Hanford Monitor Calling it a Career
The Oregon Department of Energy’s top specialist on environmental remediation at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in neighboring Washington state is preparing to retire. Oregon DOE Nuclear Safety Division Administrator Ken Niles is calling it a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up: Energy Dept. Gets New Deputy Secretary
The Senate overwhelmingly approved Mark Menezes as deputy secretary of energy on Tuesday, despite opposition from some nuke-wary Democrats. The 79-16 vote elevated Menezes to the No. 2 position at the nuclear weapons, waste, and energy agency. Menezes was sworn… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Publication Notice
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