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URS names new UCOR president, project manager

Posted at 1:41 am June 26, 2014
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Ken Rueter

Ken Rueter

URS Corporation has named new leaders at UCOR in Oak Ridge and SRR at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.

Ken Rueter has been named president and project manager of UCOR, a partnership between URS and CH2M Oak Ridge LLC. The URS-led consortium is responsible for the cleanup of the U.S. Department of Energy’s East Tennessee Technology Park, the former K-25 site, in Oak Ridge.

Rueter will become president and project manager on Aug. 1. He will replace Leo Sain, who will lead the URS Decontamination and Decommissioning and Waste Management Strategic Business Group, which is based in Oak Ridge.

“Ken’s prior leadership in UCOR’s successful deactivation and decommissioning of the K-25 facility will be invaluable as we continue the D&D of the K-27 and K-31 gaseous diffusion facilities,” said Randall A. Wotring, president of federal services for URS. “I am confident he will build on the UCOR team’s recent accomplishments as well as his previous experiences at the East Tennessee Technology Park to ensure we continue to make safe progress for our DOE client.”

In a press release, URS said Rueter has 26 years of experience in the nuclear industry focusing on high-hazard nuclear operations, project management and integration, construction, and risk management. In his new assignment, he will be the senior executive for UCOR responsible for all deactivation and decommissioning (D&D) activities at the East Tennessee Technology Park. He was previously president and project manager of Savannah River Remediation LLC, or SRR, and prior to his role there, he was the chief operating officer for UCOR. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: AREVA, Babcock and Wilcox, Bechtel National, CH2M Oak Ridge LLC, D&D, Deactivation and Decommissioning, Defense Waste Processing Facility, DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, Energy Solutions, gaseous diffusion, K-25, K-27, K-31, Ken Rueter, Leo Sain, nuclear industry, president, project manager, Randall A. Wotring, Restoration Services Inc., Savannah River Remediation LLC, Savannah River Site, SRR, Stuart MacVean, U.S. Department of Energy, UCOR, URS, URS Corporation, URS Decontamination and Decommissioning and Waste Management Strategic Business Group, URS Professional Solutions

Officials say little about Monday hearing on Y-12, Pantex contract

Posted at 7:44 pm February 3, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Y-12 National Security Complex

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is pictured above.

Officials said little about the federal hearing held Monday to discuss the consolidated but contested contract to manage the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

The hearing is related to the protest filed by Nuclear Production Partners LLC, or NP2, which has contested the decision to award the contract to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC of Reston, Va. Originally announced in January 2013, the contract could be worth up to $22.8 billion over a decade.

The hearing had originally been scheduled for Jan. 29, but it was rescheduled. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: B&W, Babcock and Wilcox Co., Bechtel Corp., Bechtel National, CNS, consolidated contract, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, GAO, Integrated Nuclear Production Solutions LLC, National Nuclear Security Administration, NP2, Nuclear Production Partners LLC, Pantex Plant, U.S. Government Accountability Office, uranium processing facility, Y-12 National Security Complex

Depending on protests, transition to new Y-12, Pantex contractor could start in November

Posted at 4:21 pm November 1, 2013
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Y-12 National Security Complex Sign

The transition to a new contractor at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, could start later this month—after the period for protests is over, federal officials said Friday afternoon.

The transition to a new contractor at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, could start later this month—after the period for protests is over, federal officials said Friday afternoon.

The protest period ends around Nov. 25, the National Nuclear Security Administration said. The transition could start the day after the protest period ends and last four months, but the NNSA will ask the new contractor, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC of Reston, Va., to complete the transition quicker if possible.

It’s not clear yet if the two teams that submitted unsuccessful bids will lodge new protests. There have already been two rounds of protests over the contract, which could be worth up to $22.8 billion during a 10-year period, and they have delayed the transition. The NNSA said it will not speculate on the possibility of any new protests. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: ATK, Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Group Inc., Bechtel National, Booz Allen Hamilton, CNS, consolidated contract, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, contract, contractor, General Atomics, George Dudich, Jason Bohne, Lockheed Martin, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Pantex Plant, protests, SOC, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex

CNS will offer more details on proposed cost savings at Y-12, Pantex

Posted at 7:10 pm April 29, 2013
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The team that won the $22.8 billion contract in January to manage two nuclear weapons facilities in Tennessee and Texas will provide more details on how it proposes to save $3.27 billion during the next decade, a company spokesman said Monday.

Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, or CNS, won the contract to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

But the two losing teams filed protests, and in a decision announced Monday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office upheld parts of the protests. The GAO raised questions about whether the National Nuclear Security Administration, which announced the contract award to CNS on Jan. 8, had properly evaluated the costs savings proposed by bidders. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Federal, Government, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Bechtel National, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, GAO, Jason Bohne, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Pantex Plant, Ralph O. White, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Y-12 National Security Complex

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