GAO calls out mismanagement in WIPP ventilation project; competitors circle for M&O follow-on

Contractor inexperience with big-ticket projects and the Department of Energy’s failure to fully account for risks contributed to mushrooming cost and a three-year slide in schedule for a critical underground ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant…

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Bechtel pockets 74% of fee for Waste Treatment Plant in 2021

Weekly COVID case count slips at EM; Hanford unmasks, DOE staff returns

Washington Ecology calls Hanford appropriation inadequate

Longtime congressional, DOE staffer Davis is Granholm’s new staff chief

Do something about defense waste first, Cantwell tells DOE nuclear energy nominee

Small biz RFP hits street for technical assistance at Los Alamos, other cleanup sites

Talks continue on Savannah River options, DOE panel says

Savannah River lab prime eyes minority institutions for EM research

Contractor execs will be dropped from Hanford vaccination suit; resumption of vax enforcement looms

Trial planned next year in discrimination case brought by WIPP security employee

Wrap Up: Hanford TSCR treats 200,000 gallons; Gov. Inslee signs worker comp bill; WIPP shipments dip

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New Mexico Congressional Dems land $10M for WIPP road

DNFSB flags safety-basis implementation problems at SRNL

EM boss Walsh upbeat on reaching WIPP deal soon with New Mexico

WIPP prepares to spend six months offline in 2027

Wrap up: NNSA removes cesium from Vermont; HII wins CVN 82 contract; WIPP down for maintenance half of 2027 and more; Obituary

WIPP takes in 29 TRU waste shipments during August

WIPP prepares for six months offline in 2027

Walsh touts EM rebranding, defends AI, cites WIPP talks

SRS resumes sending remote-handled TRU waste to WIPP

DNFSB resident inspector checks out emergency drill at Hanford

SRS resumes shipping remote-handled TRU waste to WIPP

Feds environmental document cites need for TRU disposal into 2080s

DOE makes Toothman Carlsbad deputy manager

DOE, contractor certifying waste for trip to WIPP

DOE, contractor certifying waste for shipment to WIPP

Carlsbad, other DOE sites face week of 100-degree temps

DOE promotes Toothman to No. 2 post at Carlsbad

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