Vol. 35, No. 25 
DOE signals four-month delay in cold commissioning for Hanford waste treatment plant
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Cleanup & Remediation
Robertson pledges to work with stakeholders on cleanup; lauds predecessor
ARLINGTON, VA — Candice Robertson, the new senior adviser in charge of the Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management, said here Tuesday she first became acquainted with nuclear cleanup issues by growing up around Nye County, Nev., the home of DOE’s Nevada National Security Site. Robertson would subsequently win a “landslide” election by […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Senate inches closer to vote on Lee’s DNFSB nomination
The U.S. Senate made some parliamentary moves that could pave the way for a Department of Energy manager from the Savannah River National Laboratory, Patricia Lee, to receive a voice vote on her nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities. A cloture motion was presented in the Senate Thursday on Lee’s nomination to become a member […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP takes in 51 shipments during May; DOE touts ventilation system construction
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., received 51 shipments of transuranic waste during May, according to the facility’s public website. Also this week, DOE formally announced construction completion of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System after crews finished ductwork on the project. The majority, 36, of the May shipments to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Stellar Renewable wins Savannah River solar power award
As signaled earlier in the week by the new head of the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup branch, a developer for a carbon-free electricity project at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina was selected. DOE announced in a Thursday press release that it chose Dallas-based Stellar Renewable Power to enter negotiations for a utility-scale […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Parties in $45B contract battle make arguments in closed-door hearing with claims judge
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge held a closed-door hearing June 14 but had yet to issue a decision in a legal fight over a potential $45-billion Department of Energy contract for emptying liquid waste tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state. In a Washington, D.C. courtroom, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
After 5 years, Ike White era ends, Robertson takes charge at DOE cleanup office
After spending five years as acting boss of the Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management, William (Ike) White has passed the keys to another longtime fed, Candice Robertson. The previously-announced transition is officially reflected in a new organizational chart posted Friday by DOE’s nuclear cleanup office. The chart shows Robertson as senior adviser […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Weapons complex site managers wrestle with tech, workforce issues
ARLINGTON, VA — Contractor and federal managers from across the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons complex are using technology to help predict issues from workplace accidents to infrastructure failure, these people said at a meeting here Tuesday. Using technology to help school new hires on potential hazards in a nuclear workplace is important amid the […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Innovative wins $8.3M contract to handle workers comp at DOE Hanford Site
The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state has awarded an $8.3 million contract to California-based Innovative Claim Solutions to run the workers compensation processing program at the nuclear cleanup site. DOE procurement managers at Hanford said in a Monday press release that Innovative Claims has won a potential five-year contract to be the […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Oak Ridge, Paducah RFPs could be out over summer; EM revs up EVs; Kunkle starts at LANL
Two final Department of Energy small business solicitations, one for technical support at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee and another for a landlord contract at the Paducah Site in Kentucky, could be released as early as July, the agency said Thursday. In a June 20 online notice, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said final […]