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Lawmakers Want Answers from DOE on WIPP Recovery Budget

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Questions Come as Congress Prepares Appropriations Bills 
Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
6/6/2014
The Department of Energy has yet to formally ask Congress for additional funds to help reopen the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, leading to questions from lawmakers…

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At Richland

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Editorial: 25 Years on From Rocky Flats Raid, Where Does Cleanup Program Stand?

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DOE Has ‘Come of Age’ on Transparency 25 Years after Rocky Raid, Former Official Says

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White House Choice for Next EM-1 Getting Early Start in Senior Mgmt

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Search for Cause of WIPP Release Continues

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White House Looks to Fill Vacancy on Defense Board

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Next Step Unclear in DOE-Washington Talks on Hanford Consent Decree

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DOE, CWI Moving Forward With Next Step of IWTU Startup

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DOE Officially Announces It Will Not Meet Los Alamos TRU Deadline

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DOE Driving SRS Liquid Waste Cleanup to ‘Failure,’ State Says

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Oak Ridge Support Contract Switches from Small Business to Unrestricted

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Moab Wrapping Up Modifications for Full-Year Work Schedule

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Senate FY 2015 Def. Auth. Bill Would Match EM Budget Request

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DOE Uranium Policy ‘Defies Logic,’ Rep. Says

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At River Protection

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Wrap Up: In DOE, In The Industry

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