Budget & Policy

DNFSB Members Would Leave After Terms End Under NDAA

By Photo of Dan Leone

Members of the federal Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board would generally not be allowed to serve in expired terms any longer, if Congress’ compromise 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) becomes law.
The measure would make an exception in cases…

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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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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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Companies to Extract Cancer Treatment Research Materials From Oak Ridge Waste

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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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