Vol. 35, No. 22 
Robertson picked to succeed White at EM helm
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge sets closed-door hearing in $45B DOE Hanford contract battle
A federal judge will soon hear arguments in a Washington, D.C., courtroom in litigation over a $45-billion Department of Energy liquid-waste contract at the Hanford Site in Washington state. According to online court documents, a “sealed” or closed proceeding on June 14, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Marian Blank Horn will consider cross-motions for […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
‘Keith Richards might be dead by then,’ King says of best-case Hanford scenario
When pressed during a Senate hearing to say when the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state might be cleaned up, William (Ike) White, longtime DOE Environmental Management acting boss, said a “best-case” might be 2060. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who chairs the Senate Armed Forces Committee’s Strategic Forces subcommittee, appeared surprised by White’s […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP prime suspends work following safety accidents
After multiple incidents and two recordable injuries this spring, the prime contractor has tried a “safety stand-down” for both surface and underground work at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, according to a safety board report. Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, made up of Bechtel and subcontractor Los Alamos Technical Associates, […]
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Transuranic Waste
Extra month granted for WIPP clean power proposals
The Department of Energy is giving prospective providers of carbon-free power at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico an extra month, until June 27, to submit proposals. The revised deadline was included in an online notice in the federal government’s System for Award Management. The previous deadline was Wednesday May 29. This is […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Bernhard Capital buys Apogee
Louisiana-based Bernhard Capital Partners is adding another government contractor to its portfolio, announcing Tuesday it has purchased technology solutions provider Apogee Engineering for an undisclosed price. In a Tuesday press release, Bernhard said Apogee has a 20-year record of providing program management, cybersecurity and other technology needs to the U.S. government. “As the government seeks […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap up: Second melter makes Hanford test glass; SRS empties tank; Adams named to North Wind post
Bechtel National has made its second batch of test glass at the Department of Energy’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site in Washington state, the company said in various social media posts. “Our team poured molten clean test glass into a container from Melter 2 for the first time,” Bechtel said in […]
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News & Analysis
Correction
The story “DOE plans Paducah landlord presentation, site tour May 29” (Weapons Complex Monitor, Vol. 35, No. 20) should have said that federal courts ruled that Swift & Staley did not meet the size criteria for a small business set-aside contract.