Vol. 34, No. 28 
Amentum-led team wins potential $5.9B Portsmouth contract
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Transuranic Waste
Long-stranded TRU waste at WCS could finally head to WIPP in 2026
After being stuck at a commercial site in West Texas since 2014, 74 containers of problematic Los Alamos National Laboratory transuranic waste should be shipped to the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., by December 2026. That timeline, subject to successful preparation of the solid waste boxes and regulatory approval by […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Amid Hanford contract fight, DOE to extend WRPS
In the face of a legal battle over a contract award at the Hanford Site in Washington state, the Department of Energy said Wednesday it will extend incumbent tank contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, for up to two more years. The DOE Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Biden sends Lee’s DNFSB nomination to Senate
President Joe Biden’s nomination of Patricia Lee of South Carolina to serve on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has been submitted to the Senate, the White House said late Wednesday. Lee, who has worked in radiation protection for decades and is currently… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Negotiations continue between Feds, New Mexico on Los Alamos cleanup rules
New Mexico and the Department of Energy this week asked for 90 more days, until Oct. 10, to continue monthslong negotiations about new cleanup rules for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In a joint status report filed Tuesday with U.S. Magistrate Judge John Robbenhaar… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Transuranic Waste
Stranded waste slated for August return to SRS from WIPP
A transuranic waste container potentially too contaminated to be disposed of, yet already shipped to the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, will be sent back to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina in August, the prime contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Incumbent Fluor-BWXT pockets 95% of its Portsmouth fee, 85% of subjective award
The Department of Energy’s cleanup contractor for the Portsmouth Site in Ohio took home about $15 million, or 95%, of its total potential fee for cleaning up after uranium enrichment for the six months ended March 28. The take includes about 85% of the contractor’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Senate NDAA bill seeks scrutiny of Hanford vit plant, old buildings, Oak Ridge mercury cleanup
With the House passing a defense policy bill laden with non-nuclear amendments, this week’s Senate Armed Services Committee draft of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act would allow the Department of Energy to spend up to $7.1 billion on Defense… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford crews study options for contamination from partly-flooded building
The Department of Energy is studying disposal options for a radiologically contaminated forklift and other material after crews removed multiple waste drums from a partially-flooded building at the Hanford Site in Washington state, according to reports from a federal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
MacVean to retire as CEO of Savannah River prime
Stuart MacVean, the president and CEO of Fluor-led Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the prime contractor for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, plans to retire in a few weeks, he said in a Monday memo to employees. “Although… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Honeywell VP at Savannah River moves to Huntington Ingalls
A former Honeywell executive will remain at the Savannah River Site, jumping to Huntington Ingalls Industries to remain with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions now that Honeywell has sold its stake in the site prime contractor. James (J.C.) Epting said via LinkedIn… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: SRS disposal unit approved; DOE shops for tech support; execs appointed to Tenn. nuclear council
The Department of Energy greelit operation of Saltstone Disposal Unit No. 8 at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., the agency said this week. The DOE Office of Environmental Management said in a Tuesday news release that authorization has been granted for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]