Budget & Policy

GAO urges Congress to create under secretary for nuclear waste

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To slow turnover in the top ranks of federal nuclear remediation, the Government Accountability Office is recommending Congress create a new Department of Energy post, under secretary for nuclear waste management and environmental cleanup.
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DOE request would ‘kick the can down the road’ on Hanford Building 324, Murray says

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Controlled burn planned near Los Alamos as weather gives Cerro Pelado firefighters a break

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GAO says some DOE nuclear cleanup office projects still struggle

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Jacobs reports strong earnings in its second fiscal quarter

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WIPP managers pursue New Mexico approval of new underground disposal areas

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

Scientist claiming job retaliation for WIPP data wants case sent back to state court

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

Portsmouth contractors rebut claims in updated complaint by locals

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

Hanford 222-S laboratory manager calls it a career

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Wrap Up: EM budget details posted; BWXT, Longenecker announce appointments

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