Vol. 37, No. 30

Contracts & Procurement

GAO urges better data, management of EM’s End State Contract Model

Targets in the End State Contract Model the Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office started using in fiscal 2020 are often ill-defined and the program needs better record-keeping and oversight, a congressional watchdog said this week. Those are among the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
  • Cleanup & Remediation

    DOE could learn cleanup lessons from other nations: GAO

    With nuclear cleanup in the United States expected to take decades and cost over $640 billion, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Department of Energy should study international friends more to see how things might be done better. That is the gist… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

  • Data Centers & Energy Demand

    DOE touts another data center, this one at Paducah

    For the second time in two weeks, the Department of Energy unveiled plans for a new data center at one of its nuclear installations, this one at the Paducah Site in Western Kentucky. In a Wednesday morning news release, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said DOE… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You […]

  • Data Centers & Energy Demand

    Local groups split on Savannah River Site data center

    South Carolinians are split on the federal government’s desire to build a data center at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site, with supporters focusing on jobs and technological advances, and detractors expressing concerns about potential environmental… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    South Carolina open to borehole disposal in DOE lifecycle hub project

    South Carolina would consider deep borehole disposal of radioactive spent nuclear fuel as part of a federal nuclear lifecycle hub program, the state Department of Commerce told the Department of Energy earlier this year. That is according to a news release last… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    SRS does flammable gas tests on remote-handled waste destined for WIPP

    With a flammable gas analysis complete, the Department of Energy said Tuesday the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, S.C., could soon be ready to resume shipments of the more radioactive type of transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. SRS can soon resume shipping drums of remote-handled transuranic waste […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    N3B boss says contractor making strides on WIPP shipments in fiscal 2026

    A joint venture between Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and BWX Technologies said Tuesday it is meeting its goals for moving legacy transuranic waste from the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. “This fiscal year has been N3B’s most productive year in reducing legacy transuranic […]

  • High-Level & Tank Waste

    DOE lines up specialized DFLAW training for Hanford

    The Department of Energy’s Hanford Field Office in Richland, Wash., plans to award a no-bid contract to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Academy to hold a four-day process safety “boot camp,” according to a recent online procurement notice. In… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Crowded field vying to compete for Newhouse’s seat

    Washington state’s open primary Aug.4 will decide what two candidates will be on the November ballot to succeed Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) to represent the 4th congressional district, which includes the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site. There are 11 candidates… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]

  • Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Wrap Up: Lifecycle Campus states picked; Yucca elimination could become formal with bill; Westinghouse plans IPO; more

    The Donald Trump White House has drafted a memo to Congress, pushing for legislation to remove Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the sole site for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The 1987 amendments of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act established Yucca Mountain… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged […]

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