Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

At Idaho

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Schedule Unclear for Resuming IWTU Startup Tests
WC Monitor
4/24/2015
As new details have been made public on the latest set of technical issues experienced during startup efforts at the Idaho Integrated Waste Treatment Unit, the Department of Energy is staying…

In This Issue

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At River Protection

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

House Bill Supports New D&D Project at SEFOR in Arkansas

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

DOE Would Move Forward on Mercury Storage Site Under House Bill

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Operations Remain Down at Portsmouth DUF6 Plant in Wake of Accident

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

Local Officials Express Support for New Head of WIPP Contractor NWP

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

House FY16 Spending Bill Could Impact DOE’s Plan to Begin Hanford Waste Treatment in 2022

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

House Bill Would Boost Funding at Most Cleanup Sites, Makes WIPP Recovery a Priority

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

House Lawmakers Want Greater Role for DNFSB Members in Approving Senior Staff

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

Lawmakers May Hold Hearing on Poneman’s Appointment to Centrus

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

If DOE Doesn’t Limit Uranium Transfers, Congress May Take Up Legislation

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NMED Hopes to Soon Reach Agreement with DOE on Fines

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U.K. Cleanup Focus

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

At Richland

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

At Oak Ridge

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