WC Monitor
11/14/2014
IN THE INDUSTRY
Glenn Morgan of Huntington Ingalls Industries has been promoted to vice president of nuclear materials operations and will serve as Savannah River Nuclear Solutions’ deputy director of EM operations, Huntington Ingalls announced last week. He takes over for Steve Howell, who is now SRNS director of strategic initiatives. Morgan was previously director of reactor services engineering at Newport News Shipbuilding, and will now be responsible for the M&O contractor’s projects at H-Canyon including plutonium oxide production and spent fuel processing and disposition and oversee SRNS’ environmental management operations. SRNS is a partnership between Fluor, Honeywell and Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding division.
Jeff Bradford has been named deputy project manager at Washington Closure Hanford, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the $2.6 billion River Corridor Closure Contract. He has 30 years of experience leading waste operations and disposition at DOE sites. Before joining Washington Closure, he worked as vice president in waste management for UCOR, Tenn.; the Idaho Cleanup Project and Miamisburg Closure Project. He also worked at Rocky Flats. “I’m pleased to have the opportunity to be on one of the most successful projects in the DOE complex,” Bradford said.
Washington River Protection Solutions has spent $1 billion on subcontracts since taking over the Hanford tank farm work in 2008, it announced this week. More the 60 percent, or $622 million, has been awarded to small businesses. That exceeds WRPS’ small business goals by $30 million, the contractor said. “WRPS feels strongly about working with our current small business partners and setting aside funds to reach out to new small businesses to further promote growth and development in the federal marketplace,” said Mari Roden, WRPS small business program manager. In Fiscal Year 2014 WRPS spent $165 million on subcontracts, with 67.5 percent of spending going to small businesses. WRPS awarded $78 million of that to small businesses in three Hanford-area counties.
The consulting firm Longenecker & Associates announced this week that it will extend for another five years its scholarship support for students in Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Pennsylvania State University. “Our team’s goal with this contribution is to continue to provide financial assistance to promising engineering students who might otherwise not be able to complete their degrees. These people are critical to keeping our country and our economy strong for the future,” L&A President John Longenecker said in a release. The firm also provides annual scholarship support to students in the field of nuclear energy and science through the Roy Post G. Foundation in Arizona.
