Vol. 31, No. 35

Cleanup & Remediation

DOE Nuclear Cleanup Striking Balance Between On-Site, Remote Work

The COVID-19 pandemic helped sell the top brass at the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management on the value of telecommuting, the No. 2 official there said Wednesday. When the DOE office was forced to roll back on-site work at nuclear remediation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
  • Transuranic Waste

    Replacing Ventilation Contractor Tops WIPP Priorities, Official Says

    A top official with the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management declined Wednesday to specify when a new subcontractor might be selected to finish building a new underground ventilation system for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. “It… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Post-WIPP Disposal ‘Far and Away’ Biggest TRU Waste Challenge of NNSA Pit Mission, Official Says

    Addressing the elephant in the desert, an official with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday warned that ongoing nuclear-weapon maintenance will require a transuranic waste disposal site that is open beyond 2050: the current, best-case… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Decommissioning

    DOE Starts Market Research on New Portsmouth Decommissioning Contract

    The Energy Department on Tuesday issued a request for information (RFI)/sources-sought notice for companies interested in the next decontamination and decommissioning contract at the Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio. The current remediation work is being done by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    NRC Asked About Allowing Los Alamos Waste to Stay in Texas 2 More Years

    While the Energy Department faces a December deadline to remove some problem transuranic waste from a commercial disposal site in West Texas, there appears to be a chance the material might stay there for two more years. On Aug. 24, Waste Control Specialists requested… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Decommissioning

    Remediation Focus at Oak Ridge Shifts Away From Enrichment Facilities

    Having lined up a potential two-year extension for environmental remediation at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, an Amentum-Jacobs joint venture is wrapping up work on the grounds of a former uranium enrichment complex, top managers said Thursday. Without… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Thornberry Says NDAA Conference Likely Delayed Until After Election

    The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Tuesday the final, conferenced version of the fiscal year defense authorization likely won’t be completed until after the Nov. 3 election. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the outgoing HASC ranking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Fluor Reveals Additional Financial Reporting Errors

    Fluor Corp. said Tuesday it has discovered more errors in past financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Texas-based Energy Department contractor reported in an SEC filing that a major creditor and trustee, Wells Fargo… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Decommissioning

    Lawsuit Claims Contractors at Portsmouth Sickened Workers, Polluted Ohio Environment

    Another federal lawsuit has been filed against current and former contractors that have performed either uranium enrichment or environmental operations at the Energy Department’s Portsmouth Site in Pike County, Ohio. The class action complaint filed Sept. 3 in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

  • Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

    Wrap Up: Longenecker to Assist S.C. State Students With Nuke Careers

    Longenecker & Associates said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., which should help students there start careers in the Energy Department’s weapons complex. South Carolina State, founded in 1896, is… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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