Vol. 32, No. 46

National Laboratories

COVID-19 Roundup: DOE EM Case Count; Lawsuit Digest

With COVID-19 cases declining again in the Department of Energy weapons complex and government officials considering how to deal with an emerging variant of the virus, much of this week’s industry focus is on courtroom battles concerning a small number of employees… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
  • Contracts & Procurement

    DOE Starts Transition to New Savannah River Waste Contractor; Key Personnel Identified

    The new BWX Technologies-led joint venture scheduled to take over nuclear waste work at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina announced its top managers on Wednesday.  Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) said in a press release… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Title Goes Back to Adviser, But White Remains Atop EM Pecking Order

    While he is no longer acting assistant secretary, career fed William (Ike) White remains the top boss at the Department of Energy’s $7-billion-plus Office of Environmental Management as he has been for about two-and-a-half years, an agency spokesperson confirmed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP 700-C Fan Ready to Go, Deployment Planned in New Year

    The Department of Energy’s prime at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico says a ventilation fan that has been dormant for years will start operating again during the New Year. “While the 700-C fan is functionally operational and has been through all… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Federal Stopgap Funding Deal Approved by Senate, House

    A compromise stopgap budget bill passed Congress Thursday to avert a government shutdown and keep Department of Energy nuclear weapons and waste budgets at 2021 levels past Valentine’s Day and preserve a funding safety valve for uranium-enrichment cleanup. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Fewer Than 20 USW Members Losing Jobs at Portsmouth Over Vax Mandate

    Out of perhaps 950-to-1,000 United Steelworkers members employed by various companies at the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio between 10 and 15 are expected to be fired as a result of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Retirement Pace Picking Up at Hanford, Reports Show

    The monthly pace of retirement notices among prime contractor employees during 2021 at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state is up sharply compared with last year, especially in recent months, according to the two most recent monthly reports… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Akima Withdraws Protest of Portsmouth Services Award to North Wind

    Virginia-based Akima Intra-Data withdrew its protest of the Department of Energy’s September award of a five-year, $135-million Infrastructure Support Services contract at the Portsmouth Site in Ohio to North Wind Dynamics. Akima dropped the protest Nov. 16,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    DOE Plans 120-Day Transition Period for Hanford Contract

    The Department of Energy said in a Nov. 18 posting there will be a 120-day transition period for the winner of the potential $45-billion Integrated Tank Disposition Contract, at the Hanford Site in Washington state, to take over from the existing contractors. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Resumption of Regular Remote-handled Shipments at WIPP Could be 4 Years Away

    It could be three to four years before the Department of Energy resumes taking regular shipments of highly radioactive, remote-handled transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., the top local federal manager said recently. During… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Jacobs Earnings About Flat for Year, but Profitability Rises for Continuing Ops

    Profits at Jacobs Engineering, Dallas, fell 3% for the fiscal year ended Oct. 1 as revenue rose by proportionally the same amount, the company said early Nov. 30 in its latest earnings release.  Net earnings for the year were about $477 million, or $3.20 a share,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Wrap Up: WIPP Hits 13K Shipments, Firm Lands Biz, No Deer Hunt, IG Cites Concerns

    The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has received 13,000 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste at the underground disposal site near Carlsbad, N.M., since it opened in 1999, the agency said Nov. 23. The shipment arrived at the Waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

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