Bidders on the Department of Energy’s new contract to provide environmental technical services at the Portsmouth site are soon set to get insight on the results of their proposals. By the end of May, DOE expects to either make an award decision or announce that a competitive range has been established, Department spokesman Bill Taylor told WC Monitor earlier this week. Bids on the new contract, which is set to run for up to five years and estimated to be worth $55-65 million, went in last October. Services to be performed under the contract include program management; planning and integration; environmental safety and health (ES&H) and quality assurance (QA); waste management; regulatory support; investment recovery; nuclear material disposition and nuclear safety; environmental restoration and regulatory compliance; D&D oversight and infrastructure support; technical and administrative services; and contract management.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓