Budget & Policy

Much ‘Attrition’ Expected In Planned DNFSB Reorganization

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Restructuring the independent federal agency charged with health and safety oversight at Department of Energy nuclear-weapon and cleanup sites will not involve layoffs, according to the head of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
“We are not going to…

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Energy Dept. Cleanup Office Swaps Out Chief Deputy to New Role

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Draft RFP Issued for SRS Management Contract

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GAO Dismissed Bid Protest Because DOE Plans Tech Support Do-Over

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Energy Dept. IG Faults Hanford Workers’ Comp Program Controls

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New Mexico AG Asked to Look at Los Alamos Community Group Expense Irregularities

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Panel Endorses DOE General Counsel Nominee

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Hanford 222-S Lab Workload to Increase in Next Contract

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Truck With Contaminated Gear Moved Around Hanford, Off-Site

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BWXT Still Eager to Land Next Savannah River Liquid Waste Contract

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Perma-Fix Expects GeoMelt System to go Online Late This Year

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DOE Gives Mostly Upbeat Assessments on Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Construction

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Savannah River Sends First TRU Waste Shipment of Year to WIPP

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Valve Replacements at Savannah River Waste Facility Nearing Completion

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Wrap Up: Stop-Work Order Lifted in Hanford Tank Farm

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