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Energy Secretary Authorizes Contractor Indemnity for COVID-19 Testing, Research

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Department of Energy contractors and subcontractors, including those working for the National Nuclear Security Administration, can be indemnified from damages arising from work to counter COVID-19, under a determination published this week  by Secretary of Energy…

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COVID-19 Cases Nearly Triple at NNSA Locations

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CNS Chief Isolating At Home After Possible Exposure to COVID-19

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Centrus Centrifuges Among First Projected DOE Work Delays Due to COVID-19

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House’s 2021 Defense Authorization Markup Delayed by Pandemic

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Nevada, NNSA Formalizing Settlement of Plutonium Lawsuit

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Savannah River Pit Plant Could Flex to 80 Per Year

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NNSA Drops International Isotopes for Field Services Work After Seattle Cesium-137 Spill

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U.S., Russia, Reduced Strategic Deployments Over Last Six Months, Latest New START Data Show

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DNFSB Urges Staff to Delve Deeper Into Nuke Sites

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Energy Dept. Subcritical Confinement Vessels Reinforced After Ediza Leak

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Centerra Owner Reworks Its Debt

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Earthquake Rattles Idaho; No Damage Detected at INL So Far

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Congressional Report Outlines COVID-19 Shipbuilding Risks

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Employee Files Discrimination Suit Against Savannah River Operator

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Pentagon Agrees to Improve Records on Recommendations for Nuke Enterprise Improvements

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