EM-LA NEWS RELEASE

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos  Field Office (EM-LA) legacy cleanup contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B), earned approximately $13.2 million, or 77 percent, of the fee available during the performance  evaluation period of fiscal year 2023, according to a recently released scorecard. 

As part of EM-LA’s commitment to transparency in legacy cleanup programs at Los Alamos National  Laboratory (LANL) with stakeholders and the community, it releases information annually relating to  contractor fee payments, earned by completing the work required per the terms of the contract. 

N3B’s performance from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 was evaluated for quality assurance and safety, schedule, cost control, management, and regulatory compliance. 

The contractor achieved these major accomplishments during this period; N3B exceeded EM-LA’s fiscal  year 2023 transuranic (TRU) waste shipping goal to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP); safely  commenced corrugated metal pipe (CMP) size-reduction at Technical Area 54, Area G; and significantly  improved N3B’s safety culture. 

Areas for improvement included management coordination with EM-LA on key cleanup deliverables, cost and schedule reporting and invoicing, and internal organizational coordination. 

Fiscal Year 2023 N3B Award Fee Determination Scorecard 

N3B Los Alamos President and General Manager Brad Smith told the Reporter Tuesday afternoon that N3B appreciates the Department of Energy’s thorough and balanced evaluation, which highlighted several cleanup accomplishments.

“DOE has provided opportunities for improvement, and we look forward to working with the Department to further improve our operations and ensure excellence in the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory,” Smith said.