Cleanup & Remediation

IWTU hits a re-start snag, crews look for a fix

By Photo of Wayne Barber

The Department of Energy has scrubbed its goal to restart this month the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at Idaho National Laboratory.
“This week, while performing start-up operations at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), crews identified abnormal conditions…

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DOE request would trim 2025 cleanup budget, increase Hanford spend

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Economic development plays big role in Waste Management sessions

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DOE hopes to select early clean power projects this fiscal year

An aerial view of a large construction site being redeveloped for new building projects.

Power companies look to set up shop next at Portsmouth Site

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EM2 Avery wants ‘laser’ focus on cleanup while backing ‘public good’

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No. 2 cleanup boss Avery understands frustration with procurement pace

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Maintenance outage concludes, shipments to resume at WIPP

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Nuclear increasingly seen as part of worldwide carbon control strategy, IAEA chief says

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

Dilute and dispose looks to boost shipments to WIPP this year

The interior of an industrial furnace used for melting glass at high temperatures.

Second melter heats up at Hanford vitrification plant

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

Six labs receive $27M for Hanford liquid waste research; Congress wants research briefing

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

Wrap Up: ‘Better contracting’ sought by EM; Washington Ecology picks new nuclear boss; SRS adds electric vehicles and more

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