Cleanup & Remediation

Administration Plan Would Move FUSRAP From Army to Energy Dept.

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The Trump administration is proposing to shift management of cleanup of more than 20 radioactively contaminated former nuclear sites from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers back to the Department of Energy.
The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)…

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Energy Dept. Budget Would Trim Funding for Some Cleanup Sites

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DOE Seeks SRS Liquid Waste Funding Uptick

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Canada Probe of SNC-Lavalin Not Sure Red Light on U.S. Business

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Hanford Test Bed Initiative Suffers Another Permit Setback

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Labs Face Funding Cuts for DOE Environmental Cleanup

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Resignation Leaves DNFSB With Three Members

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Hanford Support Services Provider Gets Temporary Extension

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WIPP Subcontractor Buys Carlsbad Hotel Amid Oil Boom

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House Panel to Hear From Perry on 2020 DOE Budget Request

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N3B Awards 1 Los Alamos Subcontract, Issues RFP for Another

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Work Resumes in X-333 at Portsmouth After Uranium Equipment Fire

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Oak Ridge Contractor Selection Continues for Low-Risk Structure Cleanup

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State Reviews Reports Prior to Resumption of Work at Idaho Lab Drum Breach Site

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Wrap Up: H-Canyon Producing 100,000 Gallons of Annual Liquid Waste

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