Non-Proliferation

State Filing in MOX Lawsuit Points to WIPP Timeline

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The state of South Carolina appears to hope a letter sent out by the Energy Department that addresses the timeline for new nuclear waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) will buffer the state’s argument that the federal government should continue…

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Congress Punts FY 2017 Budget Vote to Next Week

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Portsmouth Contractor Confident Congress Will Avert $80M Shortfall for D&D Work

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DOE Drops Long-Awaited Solicitation for Next LANL Cleanup Contract

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Criticized LANL Cost Estimate Made Public

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LANL Cleanup Agreement a Model for the Complex, DOE Says

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Vapor Protections Could Extend Hanford Waste Tank Emptying Schedule

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Hanford Contractor Nearly Finishes Emptying Tanks in C Farm

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Company Ordered to Pay Hanford Whistleblowers $216,080

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WTP Power Station Online, Bechtel Says

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Hearing Scheduled on SRNS Motion to Dismiss Overcharging Lawsuit

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Assessment: SRS Properly Maintaining Radiation Limits at Waste Facilities

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DNFSB Staffs Up, Replaces Top Lawyer, and Adds CIO

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Centrus Gets Contract for One More Year of American Centrifuge Work

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At WIPP: New Mexico Eases Airflow Restrictions

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