Vol. 35, No. 45 Washington Ecology, DOE agree to new steps on leaking tanks
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Budget & Policy
Trump plans to nominate fossil exec, nuclear-startup board member to head DOE
Multiple national news organizations reported Saturday President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Chris Wright, CEO and founder of Liberty Energy, a Denver-based oilfield services company, to be the next secretary of energy. According to his Liberty biography,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Bid protest filed in Portsmouth/Paducah ops, DUF6 award
At least one protest was filed over the Department of Energy’s decision this month to award an Atkins-led team $2.3 billion of work at the agency’s Portsmouth and Paducah sites. A limited liability corporation called Mission Operations Alliance filed a bid… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
GAO urges DOE to seek waivers on drinking water remediation standards
To contain the multibillion-dollar costs of cleaning up contaminated groundwater, the Department of Energy planned to implement recommendations from the Government Accountability Office by April 2027. Candice Trummel, senior advisor for DOE’s Office of Environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Transuranic Waste
WIPP handles 29 shipments in October, down slightly from 2023 pace
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., received 29 shipments of defense-related transuranic waste during October, according to figures posted on the facility’s public website. There were 24 shipments from the Idaho National… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
WCS again tapped for DOE elemental mercury storage
Waste Control Specialists of Andrews, Texas has been awarded a Department of Energy contract worth up to $17.8 million over five years for long-term management and storage of elemental mercury. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said in a Thursday press… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Jacobs highlights ownership stake in new, public Amentum
Dallas-based Jacobs Solutions this week praised the Sept. 27 completion of the spinoff of its government contracting and cyber-intelligence businesses, which leaves Jacobs and its shareholders as key owners of the new publicly-traded Amentum Holdings. The September… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Helene complicated EM’s final days as Savannah River landlord
Hurricane Helene gave the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management one last emergency to deal with at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina before turning over control of the property to the National Nuclear Security Administration, a cleanup… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Anti-nuclear advocacy group seeks partial relief from Rocky Flats order
Having lost its request for an injunction blocking public access to a hiking trail on property once part of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, Physicians for Social Responsibility wants a federal court to revise part of its earlier order. The plaintiffs… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Boston Government Services appoints senior biz vp
Oak Ridge, Tenn.,-based Boston Government Services has hired Bernie Boucher as its senior vice president for business development, the company said this week. After spending 21 years in the U.S. Army, Boucher was most recently a vice president with CACI International… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap up: SRS center nearly done; AP dubs Kaptur winner in Ohio; NGA chart looks at radwaste terms; Ex-fed joins HII
The Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative project being built at the University of South Carolina-Aiken is 85% complete, the top nuclear cleanup official for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site told a federal advisory board Monday. “It will be open… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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News & Analysis
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