Transuranic Waste

Settlement Talks Continue Over WIPP Waste Volume Reporting

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One of three plaintiffs is continuing mediation in hopes of reaching a settlement in a lawsuit against the New Mexico Environment Department over calculating underground waste volume at the U.S. Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
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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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Perma-Fix Environmental Services Revenue Jumps in 2Q

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No Contamination Results from Plutonium in LANL Glove Box

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

Judge Reasserts SRR Discrimination Allegations as Case Heads for Trial

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

Hanford Comment Period on PUREX Risk Mitigation Ends This Month

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

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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