Budget & Policy

EM No. 2 Shrader heading toward Clean Energy, Robertson steps in

By Photo of Staff Reports

Todd Shrader, second in command at the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management since 2019, is leaving the cleanup office for a clean energy job at the agency, according to an internal email sent Monday.
Longtime DOE hand Candice Robertson will…

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Hanford funding increases for key construction in fiscal 2022 budget deal

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

Brookhaven deleted from nuclear cleanup sites; EM renews United Kingdom deal

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

COVID, Ukraine provide subtext at Waste Management gathering

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Fix on the way for IWTU, shutdown since late February; SWPF still cranking

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

As COVID-19 recedes, feds consider what to do about PFAS

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

Portsmouth X-326 coming down as DUF6 cranks up

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Portsmouth, Paducah final RFPs possible in May

Rows of yellow barrels marked with radioactive warning labels stored in an industrial warehouse.

WCS officially out as mercury storage site after amended record of decision

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

Removal of ‘scary’ asbestos-laden Biology Complex, clears way for Y-12 lithium project

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

N3B bosses talk DP Road cleanup, TRU shipments at Los Alamos

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

North Wind issued transition notice for new Moab contract

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

Wrap Up: Environmental Management releases 10-year goals; diversity discussed

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