Transuranic Waste

DNFSB to Boost Oversight at Several Sites in Response to WIPP Event

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
5/1/2015
CARLSBAD, N.M.—In an effort to increase Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board oversight following the 2014 incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the Board approved a proposal here this week that would increase…

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At Richland

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DOE Inadvertently Identifies Questioners for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract

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Citing Poneman Appointment, Sen. Barrasso Calls for More Transparency on Uranium Transfer Firm

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Local Officials Near DOE Sites Express Concern Over Procurement Policies

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New Mexico and DOE Reach $73 Million Settlement on Los Alamos and WIPP Violations

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House Approves FY’16 Energy Spending Bill

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Work Suspension at WTP Pretreatment Facility May be Hurting Suppliers

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Regulators Agree to Eight Month Extension on Savannah River Tank Closure

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Contamination Event, Blockage, Delay Idaho RH-Waste Processing

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DOE Submits Implementation Plan for DNFSB Emergency Response Recommendation

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Savannah River Remediation Gets Two-Year Contract Extension

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D&D Work at LBNL’s Old Town Section to Begin Once Document Prep Wraps Up

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

House Armed Services Panel Approves FY16 Defense Authorization Bill

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

South Carolina Enviro. Regulator Appoints Former Duke Energy Exec. as Next Director

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DOE Plans to Pursue Separate Defense Waste Disposal Met With Skepticism

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At River Protection

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At Oak Ridge

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

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