Vol. 33, No. 18

Budget & Policy

GAO urges Congress to create under secretary for nuclear waste

To slow turnover in the top ranks of federal nuclear remediation, the Government Accountability Office is recommending Congress create a new Department of Energy post, under secretary for nuclear waste management and environmental cleanup. As envisioned in the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DOE request would ‘kick the can down the road’ on Hanford Building 324, Murray says

    During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing Wednesday with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pronounced herself “really disappointed with this year’s request” by the Department of Energy for cleanup of the Hanford… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]

  • National Laboratories

    Controlled burn planned near Los Alamos as weather gives Cerro Pelado firefighters a break

    Authorities in New Mexico said Thursday afternoon they plan to use a controlled burn to give the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and the surrounding county more protection from the Cerro Pelado fire in the Jemez Mountains. A controlled burn… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Barring appeals court decision, Swift & Staley could remain Paducah landlord into 2023

    Swift & Staley could stay on as Infrastructure Support Services provider at the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site in Kentucky through March 2023 while the company fights a court ruling that it should not have received a small-business set-aside follow-on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    GAO says some DOE nuclear cleanup office projects still struggle

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management could improve its cost and schedule oversight for big-ticket projects such as the Hanford Site’s multi-billion-dollar Waste Treatment Plant in Washington state, the Government Accountability Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Fluor bullish on first quarter earnings, cites weapons complex biz

    Earnings were largely up at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the first quarter, which the international engineering and construction company — with contracts across the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex — attributed to positive trends in its key markets. First… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Jacobs reports strong earnings in its second fiscal quarter

    Earnings rose at Jacobs, Dallas, in the second quarter of its fiscal 2022 year, which the international engineering and construction company attributed to increased demand across virtually all business lines. Net earnings for the quarter ended April 1 were $89… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    WIPP managers pursue New Mexico approval of new underground disposal areas

    The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has updated its pending 10-year permit renewal application with the state of New Mexico to reflect the latest plans for transuranic waste disposal within the mine’s Panels 11 and 12. The proposal was submitted… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Scientist claiming job retaliation for WIPP data wants case sent back to state court

    A scientist suing the prime contractor for the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories for wrongful termination wants the federal district court case put on hold while he tries to move the suit back to a New Mexico state court. Plaintiff Charles Oakes… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Portsmouth contractors rebut claims in updated complaint by locals

    Key claims in a lawsuit brought by residents living in the shadow of a former gaseous diffusion plant in Ohio are barred on various grounds, including the government contractor defense, current and former Department of Energy contractors for the Portsmouth Site… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Hanford 222-S laboratory manager calls it a career

    Don Hardy, the manager of the Department of Energy’s 222-S Laboratory at the Hanford Site, plans to retire on May 12 after 37 years at the former plutonium production complex in Washington state, the lab contractor said Monday. Navarro-led Hanford Laboratory… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Wrap Up: EM budget details posted; BWXT, Longenecker announce appointments

    The budget for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management could swell to almost $8.4 billion by fiscal 2027, according to projections included in President Joe Biden’s detailed justification for the fiscal 2023 request. The DOE requested… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]

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