Budget & Policy

House Armed Services Panel Approves FY16 Defense Authorization Bill

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Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
5/1/2015
The House Armed Services Committee voted 60-2 late this week to approve its version of the Fiscal Year 2016 defense authorization bill, which sets authorized funding levels for defense environmental cleanup sites. During a lengthy…

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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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House Approves FY’16 Energy Spending Bill

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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

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

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

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

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

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

At River Protection

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At Oak Ridge

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

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