diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 58e20e6555..b1c591a469 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -56,15 +56,12 @@ commands:
       flags:
         type: string
         default: ""
-      python:
-        type: string
-        default: "python2"
       build:
           type: string
           default: "build"
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: << parameters.python >> setup.py install --user --clean << parameters.flags >> 
+      - run: python setup.py install --user --clean << parameters.flags >> 
       - run: cd ../ && nuc_data_make ;
       - save_container:
           build: << parameters.build >>
@@ -97,7 +94,6 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: ~/repo
     steps:
       - checkout_build:
-          python: "python3"
           flags: ""
           build: "python3"
   py3_test:
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu_18.04-dev.dockerfile b/docker/ubuntu_18.04-dev.dockerfile
index 45a57a6880..07e6a6607f 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu_18.04-dev.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubuntu_18.04-dev.dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ RUN if [ "${py_version%.?}" -eq 3 ] ; \
             python${PY_SUFIX}-setuptools \
             python${PY_SUFIX}-dev \
             libpython${PY_SUFIX}-dev \
+            python${PY_SUFIX}-nose \
+            python${PY_SUFIX}-matplotlib \
+            python${PY_SUFIX}-tables \
+            python${PY_SUFIX}-scipy \
+            python${PY_SUFIX}-jinja2 \
             gfortran \
             git \
             cmake \
@@ -42,28 +47,18 @@ RUN if [ "${py_version%.?}" -eq 3 ] ; \
     pip install --force-reinstall \
             sphinx \
             cloud_sptheme \
-            tables \
-            matplotlib \
-            jinja2 \
             prettytable \
             sphinxcontrib_bibtex \
             numpydoc \
             nbconvert \
             numpy \
-            scipy \
+            nose \
             cython
 
-# Script conditional setup: Default PyNE alone
-ARG build_moab=NO
-ARG enable_pymoab=NO
-ARG build_dagmc=NO
-RUN echo "Configuration: \n" \
-         "MOAB: $build_moab\n" \
-         "pyMOAB: $enable_pymoab\n" \
-         "DAGMC: $build_dagmc\n" 
-
 
 # make starting directory
+ARG build_moab=NO
+ARG enable_pymoab=NO
 RUN mkdir -p $HOME/opt
 RUN echo "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
 
@@ -109,6 +104,7 @@ ENV LIBRARY_PATH $HOME/opt/moab/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH
 ENV PYTHONPATH=$HOME/opt/moab/lib/python${py_version}/site-packages/
 
 # build/install DAGMC
+ARG build_dagmc=NO
 ENV INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/opt/dagmc
 RUN if [ "$build_dagmc" = "YES" ]; then \
         cd /root \