Vol. 34, No. 18 Details of new Hanford cleanup milestones may not emerge for months, feds say
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Cleanup & Remediation
EM Field Ops boss Nelson-Jean taking NNSA infrastructure post
Nicole Nelson-Jean is leaving the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management for the semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, the cleanup office said Monday. Nelson-Jean, currently associate principal deputy assistant secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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Budget & Policy
With COVID vax mandates ending, 9th Circuit tables Hanford arguments
With the White House ending mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules for most federal workers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has postponed oral arguments on a case involving the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. The San Francisco-based… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor earnings dip but CEO bullish on DOE work, Hanford
Earnings fell at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the first quarter, which the government contractor attributed to charges on a defense contract and losses associated with the sale of an international subsidiary. But in an analysts conference call following the morning… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Murray encouraged by holistic Hanford deal, lukewarm on DOE budget request
While happy to see Washington state and federal agencies cut a new deal on cleanup of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday DOE’s fiscal 2024 budget request is “robbing… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
After COVID, contractors ‘starved’ for DOE facetime
The free flow of information through on-site, in-person Department of Energy industry days, coupled with one-on-one meetings, are invaluable to contractors seeking work in the weapons complex, industry representatives said Thursday. “The more interaction you can have … that gets away from boilerplate information,” greatly benefits to contractors, said Thomas Mooney, business development director for […]
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Transuranic Waste
Big public hearing on WIPP permit this summer, if deadlock between state, DOE persists
If New Mexico and the Department of Energy do not soon resolve starkly different ideas about the long-term future of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the agencies may try to bridge the gap in a public hearing this summer. The public hearing, if necessary, would… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Steelworkers seek labor deal extension for Portsmouth cleanup
United Steelworkers Local 1-689 members are still doing nuclear remediation at the Department of Energy Portsmouth Site in Ohio more than a month after their labor deal with Fluor BWXT Portsmouth expired, their union representative said this week. Negotiations… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE changes location for planned Hanford Fire station
Over the past year, the Department of Energy decided to change the location of a planned fire station at the Hanford Site in Washington state because similar facilities are being developed in nearby Richland, Wash., an agency spokesperson said. Rather than building… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Huntington Ingalls reports 1Q earnings dip from 2022
Earnings fell at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News, Va., in the first quarter, which the government defense and nuclear cleanup contractor attributed to the conclusion of a shipbuilding project for the Navy. Quarterly segment operating income for Mission… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Widespread leadership changes at Strategic Management Solutions
David O’Flynn is taking over as chief executive officer of Strategic Management Solutions Inc. as part of a broader leadership shuffle at the Albuquerque, N.M.-based Department of Energy subcontractor. The changes were part of a letter to employees dated May… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Transuranic Waste
Wrap Up: $$24.5M earmarked for minority grants; UCOR manager appointed to Tenn. board; longtime WIPP spokesman calls it a career
In its latest effort to expand and diversify its pipeline of future workers, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management said it is making up to $24.5 million in federal money available to its Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]