High-Level & Tank Waste

As SWPF Startup Talks Drag On, DOE Suggests No New Deal Is Necessary

By Photo of Kenny

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
5/23/2014
As talks on a new commissioning agreement for the Savannah River Site’s Salt Waste Processing Facility stretch past eight months, a DOE official this week emphasized that a new startup deal is not necessary to begin…

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Wrap Up: In Congress, In DOE

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At Savannah River

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At Portsmouth

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UK Cleanup Focus

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Meeting Los Alamos TRU Goal ‘Highly Unlikely’, New Mexico Official Says

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After Damaged Drum Discovered, State Moves for WIPP Panel Closure

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New Details Emerge over URS’ Attempt to Be Terminated at SPRU D&D Project

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DOE May Need an Extra $140 Million for WIPP Recovery Efforts in FY’15

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E&W Gets Slight Boost in FY 2015 Senate Approps Subcommittee Allocations

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DOE Search for New LM Contractor to Stretch On

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DOE Cleanup Program Going on Hiring Spree

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Ports. D&D Project Has Most Open DOE Enforcement Investigations

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Concerns Grow over Savannah River Operations and Engineering Issues

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Rep. Hastings Successfully Boosts EM Funds in FY’15 Defense Auth. Bill

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House Approves Bill That Would Lower DNFSB Employee Cap

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