Cleanup & Remediation

Outgoing DNFSB Chairman Fears More Changes to Board Statute

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
10/24/2014
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has easily absorbed recent Congressionally mandated changes to its statute, but outgoing Board Chairman Peter Winokur said this week that he feared…

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At Oak Ridge

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NNSA Hits Halfway Mark on W76-1 Life Extension Program

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Top DOE Advisor ‘Dubious’ About Incentivizing Safety Culture in Contracts

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PEC Protests DOE HSS Security Support Services Contract Award to Link Technologies

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SRNS President: Removing Tritium Work From Contract Could be ‘Very Detrimental’

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U.S. Could Save $70B by Cutting Some Planned Nuke Modernization Efforts, Group Says

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Ohio-Class Sub Replacement on Shaky Ground, High-Level Navy Official Says

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UK Modernization of Nuclear Deterrent Uncertain

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U.S., UK Set to Renew Mutual Defence Agreement

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AECOM Completes Acquisition of URS

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State Dept. Official Continues to Make Case for CTBT Ratification

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U.S. Official: Nuclear Disarmament Should Steer Clear of Humanitarian Law Circles

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NPT Advocates Call for More Action on Treaty’s Pillars

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Wrap Up: In the Industry, In the DNFSB, In DoD

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