Vol. 37, No. 14 
DOE request touts EM re-development; WIPP among few sites tapped for more money in 2027
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Commercial Low-Level Waste
Energy Capital Partners to acquire EnergySolutions again
Energy Capital Partners, a multi-billion-dollar energy-focused investment firm, will re-acquire EnergySolutions from TriArtisan Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price, the companies said this week. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close this year. EnergySolutions said in a press release. The investment firm said the decision to buy EnergySolutions again […]
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Budget & Policy
White House seeks $7.2B for Defense Cleanup line item
The Donald Trump administration is requesting $7.2-billion for Defense Environmental Cleanup in fiscal 2027, which accounts for most of the funding, for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. That would be down slightly from the $7.4-billion… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Murray dubs Trump budget ‘slap in the face’ to Hanford
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says the Donald Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 nuclear cleanup budget for the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site is “a slap in the face to the Tri-Cities, threatening the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Savannah River expects to wind up liquid waste work by 2041
Nuclear cleanup managers at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina expect to complete liquid waste remediation sometime between 2037 and 2041, according to an updated federal plan. The DOE Office of Environmental Management and contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Vitrification & Grout
First vitrified glass waste goes into Hanford disposal facility
The Department of Energy said Wednesday it has deposited its first big batch of glass logs, made from liquid radioactive tank waste, at the Hanford Site’s Integrated Disposal Facility at Richland, Wash. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management and contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE seeks $200M for Legacy Management in fiscal 2027
Under the Department of Energy’s budget request for fiscal 2027, the DOE Office of Legacy Management would receive $200 million or $2.2 million more than in fiscal 2026. If appropriators in the House and Senate should go along with the White House request, the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Jessica Kunkle to lead NNSA Office of Infrastructure
Jessica Kunkle is the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) newest acting associate administrator for the Office of Infrastructure, a spokesperson for the agency told Exchange Monitor Thursday. Kunkle will be taking over for Nicole Nelson-Jean, who… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up: House turns attention to budget; SRS RFP bidders get more time; Carlsbad deputy sought; DOE hubs draw big response; TVA and other job news; SRS deals with golf traffic
The House Appropriations subcommittee on energy and water development and related agencies scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, April 15 to review the Department of Energy’s budget request for fiscal 2027. This hearing comes after the White House issued a budget… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]