Cleanup & Remediation

Former Hanford Contractor to Pay $3.2M to Settle Fraud Case

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Washington Closure Hanford agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging subcontracting fraud at the Hanford Site cleanup in Washington state, the Department of Justice announced on June 8.
The parties told U.S. District Judge Sal Mendoza Jr. the…

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Hanford Begins Transferring K West Reactor Basin Sludge

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Savannah River Liquid Waste Ops Resume After Multiple Delays

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Senate Poised to Vote on NDAA, Including Cold War Cleanup Items

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DOE Breaks Ground on WIPP Ventilation System

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Citizens’ Group Wary of Shipping TRU Waste From Hanford to Idaho Nat’l Lab

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PacTec Suit Claims ICE Service Group Violated Bag Patents

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DOE Opens Next Hanford Medical Services Contract for Bidding

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Bids on DOE Cleanup Tech Services Contract Due by July 20

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Final Hearing Scheduled in Feds’ $5M Suit Against SRS Contractor

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Watchdog Opposes Hanford C Farm Waste Reclassification

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National Academies Report Highlights Treatment Options for Hanford Low-Activity Waste

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Major DOE Contractor Bechtel Moving HQ to Virginia

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Trump White House Sends DOE IG Nominee to Senate

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DOE Has Yet to Respond to Conflict Question at Portsmouth Panel

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Wrap Up: EFCOG Adds New Board Member During D.C. Meeting

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