Transuranic Waste

Packaging, Transport Concerns Hurt Biz Case for AMWTP

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The need to develop and win regulatory approval for new “oversized boxes” to move radioactive waste to the Idaho National Laboratory was central to the Energy Department’s decision against keeping the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) open past…

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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

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Only 46 Take Fluor-BWXT Voluntary Separations at Portsmouth

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

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

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

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