Budget & Policy

House Approves FY’16 Energy Spending Bill

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White House Issues Veto Threat
Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
5/1/2015
In the face of a veto threat from the White House, House lawmakers late this week approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which funds the Department of Energy’s…

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At Richland

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DOE Inadvertently Identifies Questioners for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract

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Citing Poneman Appointment, Sen. Barrasso Calls for More Transparency on Uranium Transfer Firm

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Local Officials Near DOE Sites Express Concern Over Procurement Policies

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New Mexico and DOE Reach $73 Million Settlement on Los Alamos and WIPP Violations

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DNFSB to Boost Oversight at Several Sites in Response to WIPP Event

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Work Suspension at WTP Pretreatment Facility May be Hurting Suppliers

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Regulators Agree to Eight Month Extension on Savannah River Tank Closure

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Contamination Event, Blockage, Delay Idaho RH-Waste Processing

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DOE Submits Implementation Plan for DNFSB Emergency Response Recommendation

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Savannah River Remediation Gets Two-Year Contract Extension

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D&D Work at LBNL’s Old Town Section to Begin Once Document Prep Wraps Up

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House Armed Services Panel Approves FY16 Defense Authorization Bill

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South Carolina Enviro. Regulator Appoints Former Duke Energy Exec. as Next Director

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DOE Plans to Pursue Separate Defense Waste Disposal Met With Skepticism

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At River Protection

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At Oak Ridge

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