Transuranic Waste

New Los Alamos TRU Waste Facility To Be Completed On Time, Within Budget, Review Finds

By Photo of Brian

Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
6/12/2015
The new Transuranic Waste Facility under construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory is on track to be completed ahead of schedule and on cost, a Department of Energy review has found. The new facility is intended…

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Sen. Rubio Files NDAA Amendment Aimed at Maintaining Current ICBM Alert Levels

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Los Alamos Guards Union Reaches Contract Agreement

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Watchdog Group Calls for Review of Whether Top Navy Officials Violated Anti-Lobbying Laws

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DOE IG Finds NNSA Cybersecurity Controls Weak

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