Cleanup & Remediation

Shutdown Didn’t Last Long, But Budget Cliff Looms Again in February

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The federal government reopened Tuesday following a three-day shutdown, after Senate Democrats largely dropped their opposition to a stopgap budget bill to keep agencies open through Feb. 8.
President Donald Trump signed the bill late Monday evening after it quickly…

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Senate Panel Sets Vote for DOE Nuclear Cleanup Chief Amid Changes at EM

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

Stoller-BWXT Team Starts Transition to LANL Cleanup, Names Subs

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

New Findings Raise Questions About Radioactive Contamination Monitoring at Hanford

A worker standing near a row of barrels marked with radioactive warning symbols in an industrial facility.

Departing DNFSB Chair Suggests He Lost Staff’s Confidence

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

Veolia Seals Deal for Wastren Advantage, Sources Say

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

WIPP Beat Its Own Waste Emplacement Target for 2017

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

Hanford Contractor Considers Using Air Lines for Limited Tank Farm Work

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

Hanford Workers’ Compensation Bill Passes Wash. State Senate

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

DOE Nevada Environmental Contract Draft RFP Expected in July

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

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Lawsuit Against SRS Contractor

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

Citizens Board Wants Savannah River Waste Reclassified, Shipped to WIPP

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

Honeywell Going Strong Post-Spinoff as 2017 Sales, Earnings Rise

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

AECOM Still Waiting on Resolution of SPRU Monetary Claim

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

House Science Panel to Hear from Dabbar, Menezes on DOE Management

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

Parties Seek Until April to Start Air Monitoring at Santa Susana

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

Former DOE Cleanup Subcontractor Gets Prison Term for Fraud

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

Restructured AREVA Rebrands Itself Orano

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