Cleanup & Remediation

At Oak Ridge

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Leak in ORNL Research Reactor Fuel Pool Still Under Investigation
WC Monitor
9/19/2014
More than a week after a leak was discovered at an old research reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the investigating team is still trying to pinpoint the location and…

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

Reviews Find Need for Additional Resources at Several Sites to Address Maintenance Concerns

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

LANL Director Emphasizes Advantages of Keeping Cleanup Work in Contract

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

SPRU Schedule Slips Once Again

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

DOE Approves New SWPF Baseline, Cost Increase Nears $1 Billion

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Congress Completes Work on FY 2015 Stop-Gap Funding Measure

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Senate Confirms New DOE Deputy Secretary

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

CH2M Hill Announces ‘Restructuring’ Plan, Including Workforce Reductions

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

WRPS Challenges Dept. of Labor Order to Reinstate Former Employee Who Alleged Retaliation

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

Oak Ridge Working Around Storage Issues During WIPP Shutdown

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

‘Unique Combination’ Of Materials in Breached WIPP Drum Found in Second Container

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

DOE Moving Forward With New Contract to Manage NRC-Licensed Facilities at Idaho

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Senate Absent From Strategic Forces ‘Pre-Conference’ NDAA Talks

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

ConverDyn Moves for Summary Judgment in Uranium Transfer Case

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

At River Protection

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

At Richland

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

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