EM Update — October 17, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) recently organized over 200 “matchmaking” meetings with more than 98 small businesses that shared their capabilities with 22 government and industry representatives and learned about EM prime contracting and subcontracting opportunities.

EMCBC hosted the second‐ever EM Small Business Thursday event as part of the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) Business Opportunities & Technical Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A mix of government and industry entities took part in the small‐business outreach event, from the DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and DOE

Savannah River Operations Office to EM cleanup contractors such as CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, Idaho Environmental Coalition and Four River Nuclear Partnership. The U.S. General Services Administration and the Savannah and Nashville districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also participated.

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EM Update — October 10, 2023

WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – Crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently accomplished an EM 2023 priority after safely shipping more than 9,000 tons of debris from the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building this year. Read the full article here.

Olean Times Herald — September 6, 2023

WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Demonstration Project recently conducted its annual Safety Day for employees of CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), the Department of Energy’s cleanup contractor there.

The purpose of Safety Day is to reinforce and highlight the importance of safety through demonstrations, hands on activities and guest lectures.

This year included demonstrations on electrical safety, heat stress monitoring, procedural compliance and three-way communication along with information on nutrition and staying healthy. A Jeopardy‐style game was also used to test employees’ knowledge of safety controls, tools, and procedures in a fun, competitive manner.

Cheryl Wozniak, CHBWV Safety Engineer, coordinated the event for all employees and thanked them for making safety their number one priority.

“Thank you for all your hard work in helping us to maintain our VPP Superior Star status,” she said. “Your involvement and proactive approach to safety continues to promote a safety culture that is continuously improving the work environment and reducing risks. Together, we help each other stay safe and healthy.”

Jennifer Dundas, Office of Technical Services Assistant Director, congratulated WVDP employees during this year’s Safety Day.

“This award belongs to every employee here today,” she said. “Our team continues to demonstrate that safety is at the forefront every day as we work in and around challenging and high‐risk areas. I am proud to work with this team and congratulate all of you on a job well done.”

GovConWire — August 30, 2023

The Department of Energy has released a draft request for proposals for a potential 10‐year, $3 billion contract to carry out cleanup work at a nuclear waste remediation site in West Valley, New York.

DOE said Tuesday the indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract is intended to continue deactivation, demolition and soil remediation activities at the West Valley Demonstration Project site.

The winning contractor will deactivate and demolish the remaining near‐grade and below‐grade components, remediate contaminated soils, dispose of legacy waste and perform environmental monitoring and surveillance.

A joint venture between CH2M and BWX Technologies performs waste management efforts at the WVDP site under a contract slated to expire on Feb. 28, 2025.

DOE intends to conduct a pre‐solicitation conference, site tour and one‐on‐one sessions for the WVDP Phase 1B cleanup project in late September.

Legacy.com — August 15, 2023

Cleveland W. “Worth” Bateman died on August 6, 2023 in Washington, DC at the age of 85. He had cancer. Born on May 1, 1938, on a small farm in Carroll County, Maryland, Worth graduated from McDaniel College, and earned a PhD in economics at Harvard University. He believed deeply in the power of government to improve citizens’ lives. He served at the U.S Department of Defense in the Johnson administration, working on troop effectiveness, compensation, and the military draft, and at the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare where he focused on poverty issues.

He helped implement an anti‐poverty program that continues today as the Earned Income Tax Credit which aids low and moderate‐income families.

Leaving government in 1969, Worth became Senior Vice President at the newly‐established Urban Institute, where he led research on social policy affecting urban areas. In 1977, he returned to government at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Carter administration, where he worked on nuclear waste policy and became Acting Under Secretary. He was instrumental in passing legislation requiring the Energy Department to clean‐up a nuclear waste site in West Valley, New York. Following government service, he was an energy consultant.

Worth was a good and generous man with a broad array of interests. He was a skilled carpenter, an avid sailor, and an accomplished chef. He loved opera and baseball, serving what he sometimes called a “life‐sentence” as a Baltimore Oriole fan. After he retired, he operated a wine‐grape vineyard on the Maryland farm where he was born, and when his vineyard days were over, he wrote plays and published several volumes of poetry. Most important, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

Worth was predeceased by his parents, Worthington and Rheda Bateman, and sons John and Robert Bateman.

He is survived by his wife, Grace Bateman, children Matthew and Patrick Bateman, Sarah Dawson, and Elizabeth Dangio, and seven grandchildren.

The funeral and the inurnment at Holy Rood Cemetery are private. Contributions in Worth’s honor may be made to the Social Justice Ministry at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, https://trinity.org/donate‐holy‐trinity/socialjustice/community‐relief‐fund, or to Save the Children, https://www.savethechildren.org/.

Published by The Washington Post on Aug. 15, 2023.