Vol. 33, No. 20 
SWPF could handle 4 million gallons this year; no word yet on SRS Ops contract
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Cleanup & Remediation
Washington Gov. Inslee uses Tri-Party Agreement anniversary to urge more Hanford funds
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) posted a video online over the weekend to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tri-Party Agreement between Washington, D.C. and Washington state that governs cleanup of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site. Inslee used the anniversary of the 1989 legal agreement between the Washington Department of Ecology, DOE and the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge rejects COVID vax case brought by Hanford security guards
A federal judge in Washington state tossed a revised lawsuit brought by 300-plus employees at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, many of them security guards, over the COVID-19 vaccination rule, saying the plaintiffs never fixed major legal issues with the case they filed in the fall. “We haven’t decided the next step at this […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Swift & Staley opposes feds’ effort to set time limit on injunction protecting its Paducah biz
Even after a judge stayed his earlier ruling finding incumbent Swift & Staley is too big for the small business set-aside contract awarded by the Department of Energy in late 2020, the parties are still arguing over how long the company should remain the landlord at the Paducah Site in Kentucky. Swift & Staley, the incumbent landlord […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Feds, state seek greater outreach to tribes, minorities near Hanford Site
A top manager from the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup and Washington state officials told the Hanford Site’s advisory board they are seeking better communication with tribal governments and other minority populations near the former plutonium production complex. The aim is to find out “what is it they need, what is it that they want […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
No. 2 EM boss at Savannah River calls it a career
A long-serving fed, Savannah River Site deputy manager Thomas Johnson Jr., planned to retire at the end of the month after 30 years with the Department of Energy and about 40 as a federal employee. Michael Budney, the DOE Office of Environmental Management’s top boss, announced the pending retirement Monday at a webcast meeting of […]
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National Laboratories
Cerro Pelado wildfire increasingly contained; Los Alamos lab employees can return to work
The Cerro Pelado wildfire that started nearly a month ago in northern New Mexico was more than 70% contained, making it safe for employees who had been telecommuting to come back to work, the lab said. Employees who had been working remotely were cleared to return to work inside the fence on Tuesday, according to […]