Plutonium Pit Production

No Contamination Results from Plutonium in LANL Glove Box

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A “trace amount of plutonium” found inside a glove box at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 27 did not endanger any employees, a spokesman for the Department of Energy facility in New Mexico said Wednesday.
Employees discovered an “unexpected powdery…

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Hanford Contracts Delay, Reactor Closure Blunt BWXT Earnings

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Jacobs Hopes to Remain On Job at Hanford Site

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AECOM Confident About Spinoff of Government-Contracting Unit

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Nevada Expects to Review Details on Mislabeled DOE Waste This Month

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President Trump Signs Budget Caps Bill

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Energy Department Issues RFI Notice for Remediation at Knolls Laboratory

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Bid Deadline for DOE Nevada Environmental Contract Extended Until September

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Settlement Talks Continue Over WIPP Waste Volume Reporting

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Perma-Fix Environmental Services Revenue Jumps in 2Q

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Judge Reasserts SRR Discrimination Allegations as Case Heads for Trial

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Hanford Comment Period on PUREX Risk Mitigation Ends This Month

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Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Vendor N3B Extends Deadline for Background Check Bids

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Wrap Up: Pike County Meeting Set to Discuss Portsmouth Contamination Sampling

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