Cleanup & Remediation

Companies to Extract Cancer Treatment Research Materials From Oak Ridge Waste

By Photo of Staff Reports

Two companies are working together to extract rare isotopes for cancer treatment research from nuclear waste at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee.
The project was unveiled in late November by Isotek Systems, a DOE…

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AECOM-Led Joint Venture Wins Potential $10 Billion Hanford Cleanup Contract

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Compromise NDAA Seeks Financial Data on Energy Dept. Nuclear Cleanup Milestones

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NDAA Rebuffs DOE High-Level Waste Changes in Washington State

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Energy Dept. IG Pans Bechtel Performance at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

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Waste Control Specialists to Store Mercury Under DOE Contract

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Defense Waste Facility at Savannah River Resumes Operations

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Final RFP for Wide-Ranging Deactivation Contract Expected Soon, DOE Says

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Energy Dept. Takes Steps to Fix Radioactive Waste Shipments Error

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DNFSB Members Would Leave After Terms End Under NDAA

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Los Alamos Shipments to WIPP Held Up Temporarily Over Combustion Risk

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DOE Highlights Cleanup Advances at Los Alamos

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Potential Shutdown Would Not Stop DNFSB Inspections

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Pentagon Manager Becoming DOE Cleanup Office Chief of Staff

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Walden’s Congressional Seat Drawing Interest

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Washington State, Energy Dept. At Odds Over Access to Data

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Wrap Up: Ex-AECOM WIPP Manager Moves to Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

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