Reindustrialization & Redevelopment

Economic development plays big role in Waste Management sessions

By Photo of Wayne Barber

PHOENIX—There were moments this week when Waste Management Symposia participants could mistakenly think they stumbled into an economic development conference rather than one about nuclear cleanup.
While Department of Energy weapons complex sites have long been…

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DOE request would trim 2025 cleanup budget, increase Hanford spend

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

IWTU hits a re-start snag, crews look for a fix

An aerial view of a large construction site being redeveloped for new building projects.

DOE hopes to select early clean power projects this fiscal year

An aerial view of a large construction site being redeveloped for new building projects.

Power companies look to set up shop next at Portsmouth Site

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

EM2 Avery wants ‘laser’ focus on cleanup while backing ‘public good’

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

No. 2 cleanup boss Avery understands frustration with procurement pace

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

Maintenance outage concludes, shipments to resume at WIPP

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

Nuclear increasingly seen as part of worldwide carbon control strategy, IAEA chief says

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

Dilute and dispose looks to boost shipments to WIPP this year

The interior of an industrial furnace used for melting glass at high temperatures.

Second melter heats up at Hanford vitrification plant

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

Six labs receive $27M for Hanford liquid waste research; Congress wants research briefing

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

Wrap Up: ‘Better contracting’ sought by EM; Washington Ecology picks new nuclear boss; SRS adds electric vehicles and more

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Most Department of Energy nuclear cleanup sites would receive modest reductions in their fiscal 2027 funding, under the budget justification document released last weekend by the White House. At the same time, DOE says the Office of Environmental Management (EM)… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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