Cleanup & Remediation

Hanford, Oak Ridge, other locations see improvement in local COVID rates

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Counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state, Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee and DOE nuclear cleanup sites in Utah and Nevada no longer have high transmission levels of COVID-19.
That is according to the latest data posted on…

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Second WIPP bid protest filed with GAO after Bechtel award

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

Fluor CEO points to pending Savannah River extension, increased earnings

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

IWTU confirmatory run finishes; DOE targets radioactive ops this fall

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

Killing pretreatment facility, embracing grout could curb costs at Hanford, GAO says

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

Newhouse still leading in Washington open congressional district primary

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

Swift & Staley denies ‘negative control’ of joint venture in appeals court filing

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

Full 5th circuit hearing set next month to Biden’s COVID vax policy for feds

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

DOE hoping to move quickly on mercury storage

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

Jacobs reports quarterly increase in revenue, earnings

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

Hanford lab worker who triggered rad alarm suffered no internal contamination

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

Senate panel includes Paducah redevelopment study in fiscal 2023 spending plan

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

Wrap Up: UCOR taking over TRU; Hoist replacement at WIPP

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