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Los Alamos Cleanup Vendor Takes Home 84% of Fee in Second Scorecard

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Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), the vendor in charge of legacy environmental remediation operations at the U.S. Energy Department’s Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory in New Mexico, won 84% of its potential fee for work done during fiscal 2019.
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Senior Adviser Says DOE Cleanup Office Keeps Tabs on Vendor Changes

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AECOM Poised to Close Sale of DOE Contracting Biz

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Hanford Contract Bid Protest Lineup Now Set

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Federal-State Talks on Hanford Cleanup Stuck at Starting Line

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Some Portsmouth DUF6 to be Directed To NNSA Nuke Program

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Portsmouth Cleanup Contractor Pockets 86% of Fiscal 2019 Fee

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Brouillette Reorganizes DOE Policy Office

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New Mexico Congressional Delegation Urges DOE to Suspend Order 140.1

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Inspector General Criticizes DNFSB Hiring Practices

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

Appeals Court Hears Arguments on $8.1M Award to Former Hanford Contractor Employee

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Remaining Savannah River Cleanup Mission Includes Demolition of More than 1,100 Facilities

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Waste Technical Review Board Seeks Closer Tie With DOE Cleanup Office

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Study Finds Corrosion Potential in High-Level Waste Disposal

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

Los Alamos County Fights EPA Regional Office on Stormwater Issue

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Wrap Up: Longenecker Hires Ex-Fluor Staffer for New Mexico Post

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