High-Level & Tank Waste

Regulators Agree to Eight Month Extension on Savannah River Tank Closure

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
5/1/2015
After months in the dispute resolution process, South Carolina, the Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement extending by eight months the closure date for a Savannah River…

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At Richland

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DOE Inadvertently Identifies Questioners for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract

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Citing Poneman Appointment, Sen. Barrasso Calls for More Transparency on Uranium Transfer Firm

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Local Officials Near DOE Sites Express Concern Over Procurement Policies

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New Mexico and DOE Reach $73 Million Settlement on Los Alamos and WIPP Violations

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DNFSB to Boost Oversight at Several Sites in Response to WIPP Event

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House Approves FY’16 Energy Spending Bill

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Work Suspension at WTP Pretreatment Facility May be Hurting Suppliers

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Contamination Event, Blockage, Delay Idaho RH-Waste Processing

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DOE Submits Implementation Plan for DNFSB Emergency Response Recommendation

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Savannah River Remediation Gets Two-Year Contract Extension

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D&D Work at LBNL’s Old Town Section to Begin Once Document Prep Wraps Up

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House Armed Services Panel Approves FY16 Defense Authorization Bill

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

South Carolina Enviro. Regulator Appoints Former Duke Energy Exec. as Next Director

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DOE Plans to Pursue Separate Defense Waste Disposal Met With Skepticism

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At River Protection

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At Oak Ridge

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

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