Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle

House Oversight Committee To Probe into Former DOE Dep. Secretary’s Appointment at Centrus

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
4/3/2015
Questioning whether former Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman complied with ethics guidelines and federal conflict-of-interest laws, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this week launched a probe…

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DNFSB Acting General Counsel Placed on Administrative Leave

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DOE Now Projects Idaho Waste Facility in Full Operation by Fall 2016

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More Details Emerge of B&W’s Spin-Off of Nuclear Businesses

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Los Alamos Moves to Lay Off Transuranic Waste Workers

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National TRU Program Kicks Off Generator Site Reviews in Response to WIPP Incident

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Connery, Hamilton Emerge as Top Candidates to Fill DNFSB Slots

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DOE Reconsidering Plans for Covert WIPP Security Review After Being Made Public

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As DOE Moves to Defense-Only Repository, West Valley Canisters Could be Left Behind

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

Portage Sees Significant Drop in Fee for FY 2014 at Moab

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

Savannah River 235-F Risk Reduction Work Would Be Put on Hold in FY‘16

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

DOE Finalizes First Part of Oak Ridge Sludge Facility Design Contract With CH2M Hill

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Draft RFP for New DUF6 Operations Contract Available for Comment

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DOE Issues Final RFP for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract

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Final RFP for West Valley Assessment Contract Released

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Local Officials Urge DOE to Establish Program to Aid Communities Impacted by Budget Cuts

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On WIPP

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

At River Protection

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

At Portsmouth

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