REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT
Roundup: Major Contracts & Awards, GAO Reports
ECA Staff | 8/30/2021
DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) recently released an updated list of major contracts, including 12 contracts that are set to expire in 2021. Of those contracts, nine will expire in September.
Expiring in 2021:
- Carlsbad Technical Assistance Contract (expiring 8/31/21)
- Idaho Cleanup Project Core and Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (expiring 9/30/21)
- NRC Licensed Facilities Management Contract (Idaho) (expiring 9/30/21)
- Retrieval and Treatment of Hanford’s Radioactive and Hazardous Tank Waste (Tank Operations Contract) (expiring 9/30/21)
- HPMC Corporation (OCC MedNew Occupational Medical Services for Hanford Site) (expiring 12/31/21)
- Portsmouth Infrastructure Services (expiring 9/30/21)
- Paducah Infrastructure Services (expiring 9/30/21)
- Savannah River Liquid Waste Program – Treatment, Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Liquid Waste (expiring 9/30/21)
- Management and Operation (M&O) of the Savannah River Site (expiring 9/30/21)
- Security Services for Safeguard of Special Nuclear Material (expiring 10/7/21)
- Site Environmental Monitoring, Decontamination and Demolition, and Surveillance and Maintenance (ETEC) (expiring 9/30/21)
- Environmental Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings (expiring 9/30/21)
A roundup of major contracts and awards, as well as reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) may also be found on the ECA website.
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NATIONAL CLEANUP WORKSHOP
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Postponing the 2021 National Cleanup Workshop
Based on the new COVID variant and the Department of Energy's determination, the National Cleanup Workshop will be postponed to a later date that will allow us to safely meet in person.
We expect that the Workshop will be held in early December, and we will follow up with more information soon.
If you have already registered for the Workshop, you will not need re-register once we have selected new dates. If you have questions, please contact Autumn Bogus at abogus@la-inc.com or (865) 300-1061.
NUCLEAR WASTE
The Road to 2050 Project: High-Level Radioactive Waste Webinar Series
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine
The National Academies will host a webinar series beginning September 9 at 11:30am EST on the lessons learned from Finland’s successful siting of a repository for high-level radioactive waste from commercial nuclear power plants. While a number of notable U.S. studies such as the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future have highlighted the need for a consent-based
approach, the United States has yet to implement this approach on the road to having one or more high-level waste repositories licensed and operating by 2050. The webinar series is intended to contribute to the public discourse on “The Road to 2050,” the goal date for successful siting and operations of one or more repositories in the United States.
OPINION
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Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
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Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
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