Cleanup & Remediation

DOE Would Move Forward on Mercury Storage Site Under House Bill

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Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
4/24/2015
Review and design work for a long-term storage facility for elemental mercury would move ahead with $1.3 million in funding included in the House version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water spending bill that cleared…

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

At River Protection

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

House Bill Supports New D&D Project at SEFOR in Arkansas

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

Operations Remain Down at Portsmouth DUF6 Plant in Wake of Accident

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

Local Officials Express Support for New Head of WIPP Contractor NWP

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

House FY16 Spending Bill Could Impact DOE’s Plan to Begin Hanford Waste Treatment in 2022

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

House Bill Would Boost Funding at Most Cleanup Sites, Makes WIPP Recovery a Priority

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

Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program

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

House Lawmakers Want Greater Role for DNFSB Members in Approving Senior Staff

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

Lawmakers May Hold Hearing on Poneman’s Appointment to Centrus

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

If DOE Doesn’t Limit Uranium Transfers, Congress May Take Up Legislation

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

NMED Hopes to Soon Reach Agreement with DOE on Fines

A grid of national flags from countries around the world, representing international cooperation.

U.K. Cleanup Focus

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

At Richland

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

At Oak Ridge

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

At Idaho

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

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