Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Congress Delays Possible Showdown Over Yucca Mountain Funding

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In approving a very-short-term federal appropriations bill this week, Congress postponed a possible tussle over funding for the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Several federal agencies are still waiting on a full budget for fiscal 2019, operating…

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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

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Budget & Policy

DOE explores use of Nuclear Waste Fund for lifecycle campus program

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Legislation removing Yucca Mtn language could help Nuclear Innovation Campuses, panelists say

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

Removal of exclusivity of Yucca as the repository needed to facilitate innovation hubs, panelists say

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Budget & Policy

DOE explores potential use of Nuclear Waste Fund for innovation campus program

WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy could consider using the Nuclear Waste Fund to help fund waste management-related facilities to go online at Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. During the House Energy and Commerce’s Energy subcommittee hearing Tuesday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

House Energy panel plans to look at DOE’s Nuclear Lifecycle centers

Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

West Virginia becomes sixth state picked under DOE’s nuclear campus program

Cleanup & Remediation

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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

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Cleanup & Remediation

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Transuranic Waste

DOE promotes Toothman to No. 2 post at Carlsbad

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