Vol. 32, No. 41 
Hanford Tank Waste RFP, Worth Up to $45B, Hits the Street
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National Laboratories
SRNS Asks Federal Court to Toss Case Brought by Vax Holdouts, DOE Defends Policy
The Fluor-led management contractor for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina said Wednesday in federal court that employees who refuse to comply with a federal order to become vaccinated against COVID-19 can simply seek work elsewhere. Savannah… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Fluor Contractor Teams in Ohio, Idaho Face Vax Deadlines
Employees of Department of Energy’s cleanup contractors at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio as well as the Idaho National Laboratory could be sacked if they fail to receive their final vaccination against COVID-19 by Dec. 1, as spelled out in recent documents. Fluor-BWXT… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
High-ranking EM Boss Gilbertson to Retire This Month
Mark Gilbertson, one of the top supervisors at the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch, is calling it a career at the end of the month, the agency said Tuesday. Gilbertson, currently associate principal deputy assistant secretary for regulatory and… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Vitrification & Grout
Grout Possible in Hanford’s Future; Oregon, Washington State Good With Glass
While not flat-out opposed to future use of grout for radioactive tank waste at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, state officials in Washington and Oregon said Thursday feds for now should not become distracted from the more immediate task of converting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE Savannah River Tempers Year-1 Expectations for SWPF
The Department of Energy now expects the Salt Waste Processing Facility built by Parsons at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina will treat roughly four million gallons, rather than six million gallons, during its first full year of operation, an agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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National Laboratories
Injunction Hearing Planned in Vaccine Mandate Case at Oak Ridge Lab
After ordering a temporary halt to certain COVID-19 vaccine-related firings at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory last week, a federal judge was scheduled to hear arguments next week about whether to extend the firing moratorium, according to court papers. U.S.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
New Draft ROD for Oak Ridge Landfill Now Set for December
The Department of Energy will solicit more public input this fall on plans for a new low-level waste landfill, the Environmental Management Disposal Facility project, at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, before issuing an updated draft of its record of decision in December, according to an agency spokesperson. The DOE Office of Environmental Management […]
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Transuranic Waste
Only a Trickle of WIPP Shipments Recorded in September
After various problems hamstrung the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico for most of August and September, the disposal facility only took in three shipments of transuranic waste last month, all of which arrived Sept. 30. A combination… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: Amentum Selects New Tech Services; MSNBC to Air Santa Susana Film
Maryland-based Amentum has appointed senior vice president Jim Blankenhorn to lead its Technical Services business, which involves engineering, design and operation of environmental projects for domestic and international governmental customers. The promotion is… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]