Transuranic Waste

GAO: DOE Needs to Improve Cost Estimates for Los Alamos TRU Waste Projects

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Newest Estimate Could Increase Costs By Nearly a Billion Dollars
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
3/27/2015
The Department of Energy should improve its cost estimates for transuranic waste programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory, which are expected to surpass previous…

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DOE De-Comingles Defense and Commercial Waste

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DOE Gearing Up to Extend Current Idaho Cleanup Contracts

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With Uranium Prices Up, ‘Life is Good at Portsmouth,’ FBP Chief Says

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Senators Press Moniz About Hanford Cleanup and New Mexico Fines

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Sen. Feinstein Raises Questions About Former Deputy Energy Secretary’s New Post at Centrus

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WIPP Fee Coming Out ‘ Soon,’ Will Be Impacted by 2014 Incidents, DOE Official Says

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DOE-South Carolina Dispute on Savannah River Tank Milestone Reaches Next Level

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LATA Kentucky Earns 83 Percent of FY14 Award Fee for Paducah Cleanup

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

DNFSB Uncovers Issues with DOE Radioactive Waste Packaging Software

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U.K. Cleanup Focus

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At River Protection

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

At Richland

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At Paducah

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

At Oak Ridge

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

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