Transuranic Waste

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

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

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

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

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

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

Washington Ecology calls Hanford appropriation inadequate

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

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

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

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

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

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

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

Talks continue on Savannah River options, DOE panel says

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

Savannah River lab prime eyes minority institutions for EM research

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

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

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

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

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

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

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