Cleanup & Remediation

Is EM a ‘Leader’ in Safety Culture?

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Acting DOE Cleanup Chief Says Yes, DNFSB Appears Skeptical
Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
10/10/2014
In the face of at times tough questions from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, acting Assistant Energy Secretary for Environmental Management Mark Whitney…

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

DOE, Washington State, Head to Court Over Hanford Cleanup Schedules

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

At Oak Ridge

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

At Rocky Flats

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

IG: DOE Still Spending Too Much on Software Licenses

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

DNFSB Chair Winokur Won’t Seek Re-Nomination

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

Contractor ‘Optimistic’ It Can Close Next Savannah River Tank By Milestone Date

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

Bechtel Sees Boost in WTP Fee for First Half of This Year

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

AECOM Looks to Wrap Up URS Purchase Next Week

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

Planned Portsmouth D&D Layoffs on Hold, For Now

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

DUF6 Contractor Comes In Just Short of FY14 Production Goal

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

Panel Asks: How Should DOE Make the Case for Funding Cleanup Technology Development?

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

DOE to Soon Roll Out New Project Mgmt. Approach, Energy Sec. Says

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

No DOE Mgmt. Changes Planned in Response to WIPP Incidents, Acting EM-1 Says

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

CH2M Hill Selected in Oak Ridge Sludge Buildout Project

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

INTERA Behind Size Standard Challenge of Navarro’s Win of New NNSS Contract

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

DOE Issues Final RFP For New Paducah Support Services Contract

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

DOE IG: Former Berkeley Site Office Mgr. Abused Authority

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

At Richland

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

At Idaho

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

At West Valley

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

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