Cleanup & Remediation

At Oak Ridge

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More Sludge Sent to Perma-Fix
WC Monitor
5/9/2014
A second 5,000-gallon shipment of radioactive sludge has made its way from Oak Ridge to Richland, Wash.,for treatment and there could be another dozen or more as the Department of Energy works to clean up an Oak…

In This Issue

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

WIPP May Be Closed for Up to Three Years, Recovery Manager Says

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

FY 2015 Funding Challenges Appear Set to Slow Ports. D&D Progress

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

Oak Ridge Cleanup Chief to Serve as New EM No. 2

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

With WIPP Down, Idaho and Oak Ridge Seek Ways to Continue TRU Processing

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

Despite RFP Uncertainty, DOE Says it Can Award TWPC Work by Early 2015

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House Appropriators Unveil $34.01 Billion Allocation for E&W Subcommittee

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D&D Fund Contribution Removed from FY 2015 House Defense Auth. Bill

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Still No Schedule for CEUSP Shipments to Nevada for Disposal

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Former URS Exec. Johnson to Lead Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

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

Issues at Savannah River Site Continue to Impact Productivity

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EM Advisory Boards Warn FY15 Request ‘Insufficient’ for Milestones

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UK Cleanup Focus

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

At Richland

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

On WIPP

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

Wrap Up: In Congress, In DOE, In the DNFSB, In the Industry

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