Parsons Corp. Chief Financial Officer Matt Ofilos will resign Nov. 6 to pursue another professional opportunity, with former CFO George Ball returning on an interim basis as the company searches for a permanent successor.
Ofilos’ resignation is not related to any disagreement with Parsons over the company’s operations, policies or practices, the company said Oct. 28.
The Chantilly, Va.-based defense and technology contractor’s Board of Directors appointed Ball, a current board member and former Parsons CFO, to serve as interim CFO effective Nov. 6.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the final environmental impact statement for Global Laser Enrichment’s (GLE) proposed laser enrichment facility located near the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site in Kentucky.
According to GLE’s Oct. 23 press release, NRC staff recommended issuing a license to construct and operate the facility. This issuance comes months after NRC published GLE’s draft environmental impact statement in April.
The proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility, if constructed, would re-enrich depleted uranium tails from DOE’s legacy gaseous diffusion plant at Paducah. GLE said the re-enriched uranium tails will provide a new source of domestic uranium, conversion and enrichment production.
PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), the management and operating contractor for the Pantex Plant, has selected Emily Hunt as its first chief technology officer, creating a new executive role focused on modernization and research.
Hunt will serve as Pantex’s lead scientist and oversee the plant’s long-term technology and innovation strategy, including efforts to expand research and development capabilities supporting the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nuclear security mission.
The newly established position is intended to strengthen Pantex’s technical capabilities as the plant pursues modernization of its infrastructure and production operations, according to the site’s press release Tuesday. The release said the role reflects an increased focus on advancing scientific capabilities and supporting the modernization of the U.S. nuclear production enterprise.
The Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., will hold its next public meeting on Wednesday Nov. 4.
The New Mexico Environment Department has proposed modifying WIPP’s state operating permit for the second time in four years. The state and DOE have been in talks about the issue.
WIPP, managed for DOE, by Bechtel-led Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Mountain Time. The session will originate from the Pecos River Village Conference Center on Muscatel Avenue in Carlsbad. A link for virtual registration is available online. WIPP is the nation’s only disposal site for defense-related transuranic waste.
The Department of Energy’s prime contractor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M., has hired Patrick Hefflinger as its new head of communications.
Bechtel-led Salado Isolation Mining Contractors announced Hefflinger’s appointment in a Monday news release.
Hefflinger, who has more than 15 years in the field, comes to WIPP after being a group vice president at the Ruder Finn public relations agency. He has also worked as a public affairs specialist for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management. WIPP is the nation’s only disposal site for defense-related transuranic waste.
Obituary
Lupe Neudecker, a former administrator at Los Alamos National Laboratory, died Oct. 8 in Albuquerque, N.M. at age 94, according to an online obituary.
Neudecker volunteered at the Los Alamos Historical Museum, and after she and her husband retired they split time between Los Alamos and Albuquerque.
