Cleanup & Remediation

DOE Needs to Improve Estimating of Cost/Schedule, Cleanup Chief Says

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Staff reports
WC Monitor
5/23/2014
The Department of Energy needs to get to the bottom of why cost and schedule projections on its large projects are so often underestimated, David Huizenga, senior adviser for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, said…

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E&W Gets Slight Boost in FY 2015 Senate Approps Subcommittee Allocations

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As SWPF Startup Talks Drag On, DOE Suggests No New Deal Is Necessary

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DOE Search for New LM Contractor to Stretch On

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DOE Cleanup Program Going on Hiring Spree

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Ports. D&D Project Has Most Open DOE Enforcement Investigations

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Concerns Grow over Savannah River Operations and Engineering Issues

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Rep. Hastings Successfully Boosts EM Funds in FY’15 Defense Auth. Bill

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House Approves Bill That Would Lower DNFSB Employee Cap

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Officials Pledge to Get to ‘Final Answer’ on Hanford Tank Vapors

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