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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the federal government to launch an initiative to drive the adoption of small modular nuclear reactor technology across national defense and space exploration programs.

The Department of Energy has released a final request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $8.3B contract to perform environmental cleanup work at the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee. The Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract includes cleanup and remedial actions at the East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex.

A joint venture between Planned Systems International’s ATL subsidiary and Navarro Research and Engineering has received a potential seven-year, $389M contract to help the Department of Energy operate a laboratory complex at the Hanford Site in Washington state.

The Department of Energy has released a final request for proposals for a potential five-year, $100M contract to provide technical support services for the Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico.

A joint venture of Battelle and Stony Brook University has issued a request for proposals for a software-as-a-service model to modernize a human capital management system at the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York.

A partnership between Amentum and BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) will extend operations support at a transuranic radioactive waste disposal facility in New Mexico under a potential two-year, $296M contract option from the Department of Energy. John Vollmer, CEO at Amentum and a five-time Wash100 awardee, said the partnership “will work closely with our DOE client and WIPP stakeholders to ensure continued progress in cleaning up the nation’s nuclear legacy.”

The Department of Energy has released a preliminary request for proposals for contractor services to remediate a uranium mill tailings site located in Moab, Utah. DOE said Monday interested proposers can submit comments on the draft RFP for the Moab Remedial Action Contract through Nov. 2 and they should only submit offers upon release of the final solicitation notice.

The Department of Energy plans to award $105M in total research and development grants for the second phase of its fiscal 2021 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer initiatives.

An Amentum-led industry team will continue to provide liquid waste management services at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina under a potential two-year, $630M contract extension. John Vollmer, CEO of Amentum and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said the award reflects “the confidence the DOE has in our leadership and employees who are accomplishing the liquid waste clean-up mission while addressing South Carolina’s #1 environmental risk.”

Amentum's joint venture with Atkins has received a potential $725M contract extension to manage tank farms at the Department of Energy’s Hanford site in Washington for the next 12 months. “We appreciate the opportunity to continue supporting our DOE client and partnering with the Tri-cities communities to protect the Columbia River and surrounding environment,” said John Vollmer, CEO of Amentum and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.