Cleanup & Remediation

DOE EM Move to Office of Science Shouldn’t Hurt, Sources Say

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The work of the Energy Department’s nuclear cleanup branch should not be changed significantly by its shift into the Office of the Undersecretary for Science, industry sources said this week.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced the new home of DOE’s Office…

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Latest CR Keeps DOE Environmental Management Open Through Holidays

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Hanford Plutonium Plant Demo on ‘Safety Pause’ After Contamination Spread

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Texas OKs WCS to Hold On To Los Alamos Waste

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With CH2M Acquisition, Jacobs Emerges as $15 Billion Company

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Jacobs Looks to Exit Hanford Services Contractor After CH2M Buy

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Busy BWXT Confirms Interest in Potential $4 Billion Hanford Services Contract

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DOE Issues Draft RFP for Hanford Medical Services

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Centerra Scores 96% of Fee During Fiscal 2017 for Security at SRS

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FAA Bans Drone Flights Over Seven Energy Department Sites

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Herrera to be Deputy Technical Director at DNSFB

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No Resolution of SRS Bid Protest Case Before Christmas?

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Wrap Up: California to Review Comments on Santa Susana

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