Vol. 32, No. 14 
4,600 Cases of the Virus Confirmed So Far Among Cleanup Workforce; Vax Clinics Pop Up
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Cleanup & Remediation
Biden Budget, Like Trump’s, Would Tap Backup Source for UED&D
For the second year in a row, the Department of Energy plans to dip into an alternate source of revenue to shore up the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund used to remediate old gaseous diffusion plants. This is one of the highlights of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
EnergySec Granholm Says DOE Looking at Spent Fuel, Weapons Stockpile Issues
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said Thursday spent nuclear fuel policy meetings are happening inside the Department of Energy but it is too early to spell out what the administration of President Joe Biden will pursue with Nevada’s stalled Yucca Mountain… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Potential $26B-Plus Hanford Contract Attracts Crowd to Online Meetings
The lure of getting a piece of the potential $26.5-billion Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (ITDC) at the former plutonium production complex in Washington state attracted a crowd of nearly 90 tire-kickers to virtual meetings held last week by the Department… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Waiting Game Continues on New Idaho Cleanup Contract
More than 10 months ago the Department of Energy published its final solicitation for a new $6.4-billion Idaho Cleanup Project contract with a 10-year ordering period and industry sources are keeping watch. Bid proposals for the environmental work around the Idaho… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor-BWXT Inks $690M Extension With DOE for Portsmouth Environmental Work
More than a year after announcing its plans to keep incumbent cleanup contractor Fluor-BWXT on the job at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio, the Department of Energy has executed a potential $690-million extension that could run until late March 2023. The final agreement,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Leidos, Pro2Serve Inch Closer to Trial on Subcontractor Dispute at Hanford
After settlement talks failed to bridge the gap between Department of Energy contractor Leidos and subcontractor Professional Project Services, or Pro2Serve, the parties could be headed toward a federal court trial this summer on the smaller company’s claim it… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP Prime, Terminated Sub Enter Mediation Over Aborted Contract
A former ventilation subcontractor’s lawsuit against Waste Isolation Pilot Plant prime Nuclear Waste Partnership was put on hold Wednesday while the parties attempted to settle their differences out of court. The prime, Nuclear Waste Partnership, and subcontractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Washington Congressman Defends DOE Waste Reclassification Policy in Letter to Granholm
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), whose district includes the Hanford Site, wants Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to continue a controversial policy change from the Donald Trump administration that declared certain radioactive waste now categorized as high-level… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Transuranic Waste
Construction of Drum Storage Site at Savannah River Should be Done This Year
Workers at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site should finish construction there later this year of a new storage facility for drums of down-blended plutonium that will ultimately be certified as transuranic waste and sent to the Waste Isolation Pilot… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Better Guidance Urged for Interim Storage of Spent Fuel at Hanford
It is time for the Department of Energy to focus on ensuring two aging facilities for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel at the Hanford Site in Washington state remain safe beyond the current 40-year design life, according to a recent DOE report. The agency’s Office of Enterprise Assessments, in the report issued last month, […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: DNFSB Appoints Permanent General Manager
James Biggins, who was already serving as acting general manager of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, now has the job on a permanent basis, according to a recent press release from the agency. Joel Spangenberg, the executive director of operations for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]