Publications: Weapons Cleanup Monitor

$135M Sale of G4S Gov’t Solutions to Private Equity Firm Completed Nov. 24 Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 12/5/2014 After being acquired by private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings, security firm G4S Government Solutions has a new name, the Centerra Group, and new plans for expansion under its new owners, President and CEO […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 12/5/2014 A new national park comprising of sites tied to the Manhattan Project is moving forward, with language in the final version of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, unveiled this week, calling for such a park to be created within a year. The proposed park, which has been […]

DOE Names New WIPP Recovery Manager WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy has appointed Sean Dunagan from Sandia National Laboratories as the Carlsbad Field Office’s Senior WIPP Recovery Manager, replacing Tom Teynor. Dunagan, who takes over on Dec. 8, is currently a research and development manager at Sandia. He will lead the WIPP Recovery […]

Wash. State Supports New LAW Pretreatment System WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The state of Washington supports the concept of a proposed new facility that would allow Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant to start treating some waste sooner, but has concerns about how the Department of Energy will pay for the facility. The proposed Low-Activity Waste Pretreatment System, […]

DOE Officially Names Charboneau as New Richland Office Manager WC Monitor 12/5/2014 Stacy Charboneau, as expected, was officially named the new Manager of the Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office this week. WC Monitor first reported in late November that Charboneau, who previously held the title of acting deputy manager, was the top candidate to […]

DOE Releases Small Business RFP for Los Alamos Restoration Plan WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy last month issued a Request for Proposals for a Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan for Los Alamos National Laboratory. The procurement is set aside for small businesses meeting a 500 employee size standard, and proposals are […]

DOE Decides to Seal and Close Leaking Reactor Pool WC Monitor 12/5/2014 The Department of Energy has decided to clean up, seal and close a leaking reactor pool at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but some of the details – including whether to incorporate a second reactor pool in the project – have yet to be […]

WC Monitor 12/5/2014 IN DOE DOE Office of Environmental Management official Jay Rhoderick is set to retire from federal service, effective Jan. 2, WC Monitor has learned. Since February 2012, Rhoderick has held the position of Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tank Waste and Nuclear Materials, where he helped oversee EM’s efforts to address high-level […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.–As the Department of Energy works to finalize a plan to shift management of the remaining legacy cleanup work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory to the Office of Environmental Management from the National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE has not yet decided whether the final plan will be publicly […]

WC Monitor 11/21/2014 IN DOE The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management plans to hold a new Business Opportunity Forum next month. Topics to be discussed at the meeting, according to a notice issued late last week, will include ongoing and upcoming procurement activities, as well as “contractor cost/pricing information.” The meeting is scheduled […]

K-31 Demolition Ahead of Schedule, UCOR Chief Says WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Demolition of Building K-31 at Oak Ridge got started on Oct. 8, and already the project is weeks ahead of schedule, according to cleanup contractor URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC. UCOR President Ken Rueter said this week that the contractor has already knocked down major […]

Facing Tight Funding, Site Looks at Balancing Progress Toward D&D Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC, responsible for the Portsmouth D&D project, is awaiting the next step from Congress to see if it can avoid hundreds of layoffs next month, officials said this week. Despite facing a funding shortfall of $110 million at […]

As is our annual practice, WC Monitor will not publish next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The next regular issue will be in your inbox Dec. 5. The Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will continue to be published Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and we will issue bulletins should any major news break in the […]

Final RFP Could Slip Into New Year Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—As the Department of Energy continues to consider concerns raised by industry about the draft Request for Proposals for the new Idaho Cleanup Project Core contract, release of a final RFP  could be pushed into the new year, DOE Office of Environmental […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Stacy Charboneau appears set to serve as the next Manager of the Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office at Hanford, WC Monitor has learned. DOE is in the final stages of approving Charboneau for the position, and a formal announcement is expected in the next few weeks. The Richland Operations […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office Manager David Moody has announced plans to retire in June after a 36-year career. “Dr. Moody’s leadership at the Savannah River Site (SRS) over the last four years has resulted in tremendous achievements for the cleanup of the site,” DOE Office of Environmental […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Three years after the Department of Energy began a safety investigation at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, the investigation remains open, there is no sign of resolution and it remains unclear whether any violations or potential penalties may be issued to project contractor Bechtel National. DOE’s Office of Enforcement began […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/21/2014 CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. earned approximately $5 million in award fee for its work at Hanford in Fiscal Year 2013, the last year in the base period for its contract, according to information the Department of Energy released late this week. The Department gave CHPRC a rating of “excellent” […]

Simpson to Remain Chairman of House E&W Approps Todd Jacobson WC Monitor 11/21/2014 There will be familiar faces in the next Congress atop the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and House Energy and Commerce Committee, but a new leader for the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) this week was formally named […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The Department of Energy’s Office of Enterprise Assessment late last week launched an investigation into safety concerns with the remediation of transuranic waste drums at Los Alamos National Laboratory, which have been linked to the radiological release that occurred early this year at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The move, […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 As Congress looks at funding for the remainder of the fiscal year after the end of the current Continuing Resolution next month, New Mexico Sens. Martin Heinrich (D) and Tom Udall (D) are asking Senate appropriators to provide an additional $113 million for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant above current […]

Kenneth Fletcher and Jeremy L. Dillon WC Monitor 11/21/2014 In order to meet a commitment to the state of Idaho, the Department of Energy this week sent 35 transuranic waste containers from the Department’s Idaho site to the Waste Control Specialists facility in Texas for interim storage. The waste was sent last November from Los […]

DOE Facing Potential Lawsuits Over Tank Vapor Concerns WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The Department of Energy is facing two threats of potential lawsuits over safety concerns posed by chemical vapors from Hanford’s underground high-level waste tanks. This week, the state of Washington threatened to sue DOE and Hanford tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions to […]

New £1.5B Procurement for Sellafield Suppliers Moves to Next Phase Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/21/2014 Sellafield Limited’s Decommissioning Delivery Partnership procurement for new cleanup suppliers has moved into the invitation to tender phase, the company announced this week. The next step in the procurement comes after a notice and pre-qualification were issued in June, and […]

DOJ Declines to Intervene in Subcontracting Fraud Lawsuit Against CHPRC WC Monitor 11/21/2014 The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to intervene in a lawsuit accusing CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. of committing fraud related to subcontract awards. CH2M Hill awarded subcontracts to a joint venture of Phoenix Enterprises Northwest and Acquisition Business Consultants (ABC), […]

Kenneth Fletcher WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Ensuring that the federal government lives up to its obligations at Hanford is a priority for Dan Newhouse, the Republican poised to take over the central Washington district being vacated by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.). Newhouse was declared the winner by the Associated Press as he maintained a slim lead […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 With Congress back in session beginning this week, the White House’s choice to serve as the next head of the Department of Energy’s cleanup program appears set to continue to face a tough road to full confirmation. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is maintaining a hold he has placed on Monica […]

Mike Nartker WC Monitor 11/14/2014 Babcock & Wilcox has tapped Dave Richardson to serve as the next President and Project Manager of Idaho Treatment Group, LLC, responsible for the Idaho Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project. B&W spokeswoman Aimee Mills confirmed late this week that Richardson will head up ITG in an acting capacity, but did […]