Cleanup & Remediation

Ninth Circuit arguments set in May for COVID vax case by 300-plus Hanford workers

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A legal challenge to COVID-19 vaccination policy at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state will be heard in early May by a panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, according to a notice posted online last week.
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White House proposes keeping DOE nuclear cleanup flat at $8.3B for fiscal 2024

Cooling towers releasing steam clouds at a nuclear power station.

DOE needs to shoulder social, economic costs of its ‘default repository’ at INL, county alleges in lawsuit

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

Simulant leak fixed at Idaho waste treatment unit, DOE says

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

Final small-business remediation RFP could hit the street in early April

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

DOE procurement officials talk small, disadvantaged biz expansion

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

Virtual tours, online DOE procurement meetings won’t go away altogether

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Biden selects Savannah River Lab manager as DNFSB nominee

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

S&K gets small extension for continuity at Moab

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

Paducah advances plans for taking down, remediating C-400 building

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

WRPS hires Richland biz to build new surface barrier at tank farm

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

Stay tuned for more DOE direction on PFAS, panel told

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

Wrap Up: Ex-Idaho gov dies; Livermore eyes demo; Corps to build site barricade; Amentum HQ moving to Va.; EnergySolutions touts Utah safety; Ex-SRS re-use exec starts firm

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