Cleanup & Remediation

DOE Has ‘Come of Age’ on Transparency 25 Years after Rocky Raid, Former Official Says

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
6/6/2014
Twenty-five years after federal agents conducted a raid on the Rocky Flats site in Colorado—widely seen as the symbolic start of the Department of Energy’s cleanup efforts—DOE has “come of age” when…

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At Richland

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

Editorial: 25 Years on From Rocky Flats Raid, Where Does Cleanup Program Stand?

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

White House Choice for Next EM-1 Getting Early Start in Senior Mgmt

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

Search for Cause of WIPP Release Continues

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

White House Looks to Fill Vacancy on Defense Board

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

Lawmakers Want Answers from DOE on WIPP Recovery Budget

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

Next Step Unclear in DOE-Washington Talks on Hanford Consent Decree

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DOE, CWI Moving Forward With Next Step of IWTU Startup

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

DOE Officially Announces It Will Not Meet Los Alamos TRU Deadline

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

DOE Driving SRS Liquid Waste Cleanup to ‘Failure,’ State Says

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Oak Ridge Support Contract Switches from Small Business to Unrestricted

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

Moab Wrapping Up Modifications for Full-Year Work Schedule

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

Senate FY 2015 Def. Auth. Bill Would Match EM Budget Request

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DOE Uranium Policy ‘Defies Logic,’ Rep. Says

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At River Protection

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

Wrap Up: In DOE, In The Industry

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