Vol. 31, No. 43 
As Counting Winds Down for White House, Most DOE Congressional Seats are Settled
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Cleanup & Remediation
Active COVID-19 Cases Mushroom in DOE Nuclear Cleanup Complex
Across the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management complex, there are currently 141 active cases of COVID-19, a spokesperson for the office said Thursday. That is 32 more than the active case count for the Environmental Management (EM) office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
California, DOE Reach Deal to Bring Down Final Eight Buildings at Santa Susana ETEC
The Department of Energy said Thursday it has reached a modified agreement with California officials to dismantle its final eight buildings at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Ventura County, Calif. The DOE Office of Environmental Management finished taking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Biden Could Consider Women, Republican or Minority for Energy Secretary, Source Says
Should former Vice President Joe Biden (D) ultimately prevail over President Donald Trump (R) in the presidential race, several women — including a Republican — and a black man could be shortlisted as candidates for Biden’s first secretary of energy, a source… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT CEO Upbeat About Keeping Hanford Tank Award, Eyes Other DOE Biz
Although the Department of Energy has put the award on hold, BWX Technologies President and CEO Rex Geveden likes his company’s chances of retaining the potential $13-billion Tank Closure Contract at the Hanford Site in Washington state. “We feel good about… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Presidential Outcome Could Alter DNFSB Makeup
Among the many subplots of the still-undecided White House contest between President Donald Trump (R) and former vice president Joe Biden (D) is the makeup of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Matthew Moury, the Department of Energy’s associate undersecretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor Again Changes CEOs, Board Member Takes the Helm
For the second time in less than two years, Fluor is naming a new chief executive officer. The Texas-based company said in a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has named a board of directors member, David Constable, as the new CEO… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]
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Transuranic Waste
Virtual Conference Slated for Next Week on Carlsbad Technical RFP
In an online session set for Nov. 10, the Department of Energy will discuss the final solicitation for a new technical assistance contract potentially worth $100 million at the Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico. The DOE Office of Environmental Management issued… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Washington Ecology Nears Selection of New Nuclear Program Chief
The director of the Washington state Department of Ecology Laura Watson hopes to have a new person in charge of nuclear waste cleanup by the end of the year. The agency had not settled on a replacement as of Thursday, spokesman Randy Bradbury said in an email. After… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex […]
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National Laboratories
Wrap Up: Ex-LANL Group Director Breezes to Re-election in N.M. Legislature
Andrea Romero (D), once forced out as chief of a group to support communities around the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, easily won a second term Tuesday in the New Mexico legislature. Romero won 77% of the vote to win re-election in District… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]