Vol. 36, No. 41

Cleanup & Remediation

Walsh introduces himself in email to Environmental Management crew

Despite the government shutdown, Tim Walsh, the new head of the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) introduced himself to staff this week in a “Dear EM Team” email. “I’m thrilled to be sworn in as the EM Assistant Secretary and privileged to lead this exceptional organization,” said Walsh, who was sworn-in by […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    New EM boss will find old infrastructure, other challenges, DNFSB says

    As Tim Walsh, the new Department of Energy assistant secretary for Environmental Management, settles into his office, he will find a letter from a federal watchdog about old equipment and ongoing safety concerns within the DOE nuclear complex. Walsh was sworn in to head the $8-billion nuclear cleanup office on Thursday Oct. 23 after being […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Nuclear workforce needs more people, prime contractors tell conference

    KNOXVILLE, TENN. – Several executives with Department of Energy prime contractors said Wednesday morning that workforce gaps will need to be filled if they plan to meet the growing demand for nuclear energy and services. Panelists from across the DOE nuclear complex told attendees at the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) Business Opportunities […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Subcontractors forced to navigate government shutdown woes

    KNOXVILLE, TENN – In the fifth week of the government shutdown, Department of Energy subcontractors are struggling to keep afloat, small businesses representatives said at a conference here Wednesday. At the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association’s (ETEBA) annual Business Opportunities and Technical Conference, a panel of executives from DOE subcontractors spoke about how they […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    Newest jumbo SDU at Savannah River to undergo leak testing

    Work crews at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina are starting what DOE dubs a “leak-tightness” test on its fifth super-sized saltstone disposal unit (SDU) at the federal complex near Aiken, S.C. Starting Monday, Oct. 27, environmental contractor Savannah River Mission Completion was to begin running the test on SDU-10, DOE […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Savannah River staff, work not yet hit by shutdown: DOE

    Liquid waste treatment, plutonium down-blending, and other work at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina have not yet been affected yet by the federal shutdown, according to a DOE spokesperson. Questions about potential impacts at the 310-square-mile site were initially sent to SRS offices near Aiken, S.C. before being directed […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Contractor group says NNSA, DOE contractors have 2-4 weeks of funding left

    The Professional Services Council (PSC), a trade association representing 400 federal contractors, wrote a letter Oct. 28 to Congressional leaders mourning the federal government shutdown, citing its effect on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) among other agencies. The letter, obtained by the Exchange Monitor, was addressed to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Federal judge in California again holds up potential federal layoffs

    A federal judge in Northern California has extended her earlier order that temporarily blocked the White House Office of Management and Budget from furloughing thousands of government employees, including many from the Department of Energy, during the shutdown, according to published reports. News outlets, including CNBC reported U.S. District Judge Susan Illston was issuing a […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Busy nuclear earnings week ahead

    Several nuclear-related companies in the United States and Canada are scheduled to hold quarterly earnings calls with financial analysts in the coming days. Here are a few: Monday Nov. 3: BWX Technologies, the nuclear services company, holds its call at 5 p.m. ET. Tuesday Nov. 4: Leidos, a big DOE contractor, has its call at […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Wrap Up: Hanford WTP filling containers; Trump interested in nuke testing; Westinghouse, Cameco reach nuclear power deal with DOE; much more

    The Bechtel-built Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site in Washington state is continuing its opening weeks of operation and has filled 10 containers as of Monday, Oct. 27, according to the Department of Energy. The first two containers are scheduled to be shipped to the Hanford Integrated Disposal Facility this week, […]

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