Cleanup & Remediation

GAO Finds Cleanup Office Too Generous in Monitoring its Own Milestones

By Photo of Wayne Barber

The Department of Energy needs to be more realistic in tracking and reporting progress toward environmental milestones at its nuclear cleanup sites, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Thursday.
“We found that DOE didn’t accurately track or…

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Candy, Flowers, Procurements: 2 Big Hanford RFPs Issued on Valentine’s Day

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Hanford Support Contractor Faces DOJ Fraud Lawsuit

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DOE Manager to Lead Both Hanford Offices

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SRS Management Contractor Anticipates Extension

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Parsons Completes $13M Facility to Aid SRS Waste Treatment

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Boeing, Southern California Edison Sued Over Woolsey Fire

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SRNS, Feds Wait on Advisory Opinion in $5M Overcharging Lawsuit

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Savannah River Liquid Waste Vendor Hires 378 in 2018

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Hanford Occupational Medicine Vendor Earns 90% of Fee in Latest Scorecard

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New York Reviews TRU Waste Storage at SPRU

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Only 46 Take Fluor-BWXT Voluntary Separations at Portsmouth

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Packaging, Transport Concerns Hurt Biz Case for AMWTP

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Contractor, DOE Intervene in New Mexico Legal Case Over WIPP Waste Volume

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New Safety Standards Coming for Savannah River’s H Canyon Facility

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Wrap Up: Victim of Fatal Crash Inside SRS Was Not Employee

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