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Federal court approves NukeWatch settlement with DOE over 2016 consent order

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The U.S. District Court for New Mexico has approved the proposed settlement filed earlier this month between the Department of Energy and Nuclear Watch New Mexico, or NukeWatch, over a 2016 federal-state consent decree covering legacy cleanup at the Los Alamos…

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Long-term mercury storage RFP issued by DOE cleanup office

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

Head of Amentum-led Hanford Central Plateau cleanup team retiring

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

Federal, state officials at Hanford affirm interest in vitrification alternative

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

UCOR pockets 98% of potential fee for Oak Ridge cleanup

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

Top WIPP bosses still hope to get ventilation project going before 2026

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

Ecology officials visit the other Washington to press for Hanford funding

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

Hanford Advisory Board pounds DOE over leaking tanks in new recommendations

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

Nevada Site disposed of 550,000 cubic feet of radwaste in 2021

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

Hanford Advisory Board bristles at DOE plan to diversify panel, wants input

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

Moderna to become sole vaccine available through Hanford medical provider; SRS drops on-site shots

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

Wrap Up: EM COVID up, but still low, DNFSB returns to office, close call at WIPP

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