High-Level & Tank Waste

New Safety Standards Coming for Savannah River’s H Canyon Facility

By Photo of Staff Reports

Updated safety documents for a ventilation tunnel at the Savannah River Site’s H Canyon facility are expected to be approved this summer and implemented in the fall, according to the Department of Energy.
The documents should reflect a different approach to how…

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Candy, Flowers, Procurements: 2 Big Hanford RFPs Issued on Valentine’s Day

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Hanford Support Contractor Faces DOJ Fraud Lawsuit

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DOE Manager to Lead Both Hanford Offices

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GAO Finds Cleanup Office Too Generous in Monitoring its Own Milestones

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SRS Management Contractor Anticipates Extension

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Parsons Completes $13M Facility to Aid SRS Waste Treatment

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Boeing, Southern California Edison Sued Over Woolsey Fire

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SRNS, Feds Wait on Advisory Opinion in $5M Overcharging Lawsuit

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Savannah River Liquid Waste Vendor Hires 378 in 2018

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Hanford Occupational Medicine Vendor Earns 90% of Fee in Latest Scorecard

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New York Reviews TRU Waste Storage at SPRU

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

Only 46 Take Fluor-BWXT Voluntary Separations at Portsmouth

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Packaging, Transport Concerns Hurt Biz Case for AMWTP

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Contractor, DOE Intervene in New Mexico Legal Case Over WIPP Waste Volume

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Wrap Up: Victim of Fatal Crash Inside SRS Was Not Employee

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