Vol. 37, No. 19 
House Appropriations bill passed, proposes less than Trump for EM
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE executives field Senate Armed Services nuclear cleanup questions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tim Walsh, the Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, told a Senate panel Wednesday that his office is serious about solidifying tank waste at the DOE’s Hanford State in Washington state. Walsh appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee alongside Secretary of Energy Chris Wright as well as National Nuclear […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
N3B to remain on Los Alamos cleanup job until 2028
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has exercised its second two-year option period with the Huntington Ingalls Industries-led legacy cleanup contractor at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a DOE spokesperson confirmed Monday. As a result, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) will stay on the job through April 29, 2028, the spokesperson […]
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Transuranic Waste
Idaho makes first remote-handled TRU shipment to WIPP in years
The Department of Energy said Tuesday the Idaho National Laboratory recently made its first shipment of remote-handled transuranic (TRU) waste to DOE’s underground disposal site in New Mexico for the first time since 2014. Workers from Amentum-led contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition made the remote-handled transuranic waste shipment on April 21, according to DOE. The shipments […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Amentum earnings rise thanks to favorable trends
Earnings rose at Amentum, Chantilly, Va., in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, which the engineering and technology company attributed to favorable trends in its key business lines. Amentum announced its earnings in a Monday press release, followed by a conference call with Wall Street analysts Tuesday morning. Net earnings for the quarter ended April […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AtkinsRéalis sees uptick in nuclear business as Q1 earnings go up
Earnings rose at AtkinsRéalis Group, Montreal, Canada, in the first quarter, which the engineering services and nuclear company attributed to better cashflow and lower net financial expenses. Net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 were C$92.8 million (US $67.6 million) or C$0.56 a share (US $0.41) up from C$69.1 million (US $.49.5 million) […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Naval reactor office could save billions partnering with EM, but risk involved, GAO says
The Department of Energy’s Office of Naval Reactors could save billions of dollars and 15 years of cleanup time partnering with the Office of Environmental Management to clean up retired nuclear propulsion facilities, says the Government Accountability Office (GAO). A report from the agency last week said the Office of Naval Reactors, which is responsible […]
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Contracts & Procurement
AtkinsRéalis reorganizes U.S. nuclear biz
AtkinsRéalis Group said Friday it is revamping its nuclear business in the United States, by setting up two operating divisions to better align with accelerating demand across the federal and commercial nuclear markets. “Jack Craig, Jr. will serve as senior vice president of Federal Services, where he will lead our federal nuclear portfolio, including our […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap Up: Ted Wyka retiring in June; NNSA ships HALEU from Japan; Amentum communications exec to retire; more
Ted Wyka, the manager at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office, is retiring at the end of June, sources told the Exchange Monitor at a hearing in Santa Fe, N.M. Prior to his manager role, Wyka was NNSA’s principal deputy associate administrator for safety, infrastructure and operations, and NNSA’s cognizant secretarial officer […]