Vol. 31, No. 33 
Hanford Advances to Phase 2 of DOE Restart Operations
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Budget & Policy
Insiders Predict 3-Month Continuing Resolution for Federal Budget
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Congress will need to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the Department of Energy and all other federal agencies open beyond the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, a panel of Washington, D.C., insiders said Thursday. “It’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Decommissioning
Draft RFP Released as Energy Department Seeks Next Oak Ridge Remediation Contractor
Comments are due Sept. 17 on the draft request for proposals (RFP) for a new remediation contract potentially worth $8.3 billion at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The DOE Office of Environmental Management on Aug. 18 issued the draft RFP… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Energy Department Formally Extends CH2M Contract at Hanford
The Energy Department said Thursday it is extending the CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Co. contract at the Hanford Site in Washington state for up to six months through March 2021. The $7.16-billion contract held by the Jacobs subsidiary would otherwise expire on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Workers at Portsmouth, Paducah Cautioned on Travel to High-Risk States
Employees for the Energy Department’s remediation contractor at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio were advised recently that they would face a 14-day self-quarantine following travel to a handful of states hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a July 29… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Parsons Receives Green Light for SWPF Operations
The Energy Department has given its blessing for operations to start at the long-awaited Salt Waste Processing Facility (SPFF) at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. In a press release Aug. 18, the DOE Office of Environmental Management announced issuance… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
State-Federal Talks on Hanford Quietly Go On During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped state-federal “holistic” negotiations over major environmental remediation issues at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state. The talks between DOE, the state, and the Environmental Protection Agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Decommissioning
Energy Department Issues Request for Information for ETEC Remediation
The Energy Department Office of Environmental Management is beginning market research for a new cleanup contract for its portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California. The nuclear environmental office on Aug. 20 issued its request for information/sources… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New DOE Nuclear Cleanup Bosses Expected to Focus on Big Projects
Two recent management appointments at the Energy Department’s $7-billion nuclear cleanup office should help keep the focus on key projects, a spokesperson said this week. The Office of Environmental Management earlier this month announced Nicole Nelson-Jean,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Coalition Repaid Nearly $16K in Disputed Grant Money to DOE
A coalition of local communities surrounding the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is back in the good financial graces of the Energy Department after repaying nearly $16,000 in grant money. Earlier this year, the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
Study Finds Los Alamos Lab Worth $3B to New Mexico
A report from the University of New Mexico concludes the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in recent years was worth more than $3.1 billion to the state, although the economic benefit is concentrated in a few counties. A summary of the report… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: Peters Leaving as INL Director
Idaho National Laboratory Director Mark Peters is preparing to leave his current post after nearly five years to become executive vice president for laboratory operations at Battelle. Battelle Energy Alliance is the management and operations contractor for INL. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
While We Were Out
Weapons Complex Monitor took its annual summer recess in mid-August, but we kept track of the nuke news during the publishing holiday and have compiled it here for you. Ninth Court Upholds State Law on Hanford Worker Compensation A Washington state law that makes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]