Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

DNFSB Issues Recommendation to Strengthen DOE Emergency Response Capabilities

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Todd Jacobson
WC Monitor
9/5/2014
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is calling on the Department of Energy to strengthen its emergency response capabilities and this week issued its first formal recommendation in nearly two years. The recommendation…

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At River Protection

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Despite ‘Significant Progress,’ No Timeline Yet For Resolution of U-233 Issue, Nev. Official Says

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New Mexico Rolls Out Its Conditions for WIPP Restart

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Is Rebid Of Portsmouth D&D Contract In The Works?

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NMED Comes Down on Los Alamos in WIPP Response, Warning of ‘Significant Penalties’

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DOE Looks to Release Final RFP for New Oak Ridge TWPC Contract In the Next Month

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NNSA Asks Bidders on New Nevada Environmental Contract to Extend Proposals

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DOE Modifies Idaho Treatment Group’s Contract in Response to WIPP Shutdown

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DOE Informs Idaho Regulators IWTU Won’t Meet 2014 Commitment

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Regulators Reject DOE’s Request to Extend Savannah River Tank Closure Dates

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AECOM, URS Outline Post-Acquisition Management Structure

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U.K. Cleanup Focus

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At Richland

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

At Oak Ridge

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

At Savannah River

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

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NNSA eyes 2027 RFQ for TEST 4 technical support contract

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Navy picks SSN-788 as first sub posted to AUKUS assignment

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Fairbanks Morse Defense starts building sub component site with AUKUS investment

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Fluor Marine Propulsion awarded $2.4B naval nuclear propulsion contract mod

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SRS prime investing more in NNSA, DOE research

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NRC finalizes DOE, Pentagon-authorized reactor regulatory path

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GAO: NNSA workforce shrank nearly 12% amid nuclear modernization push

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BWXT, Antares deepen partnership with new multi-year TRISO fuel agreement

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WIPP batteries earmarked for mine fire research

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