High-Level & Tank Waste

Wash. State Concerned DOE May Look to Slow Down Work at WTP

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Staff Reports
WC Monitor
1/23/2015
The state of Washington is concerned that the Department of Energy may be planning to take longer to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant and scale back on retrieving waste from single-shell tanks at the site to lower annual…

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Rep. Newhouse Calls for Responsible Cleanup Funding Level in FY16 Budget

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DNFSB to Hold Meeting On WIPP Incidents in Carlsbad This Spring

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White House Set to Renominate Regalbuto to Head DOE Cleanup Program

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Ports. D&D Contractor Faces New Cost Controls That Could Impact Fee

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WRPS Earns 83 Percent of Award Fee for FY 2014

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EM Official Thomas Johnson to Hold New Post at DOE Savannah River Office

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DOE Seeking Best-and-Final Offers from Hanford 222-S Lab Contract Bidders

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NNSA Highly Critical of LANS in FY 2014 Performance Review

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SRNS Earns 86 Percent of Available Award Fee for FY’14

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DOE Issues Updated Draft RFP for Idaho NRC-Licensed Facilities Contract

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WAI Receives Six-Month TWPC Contract Extension Into July

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Savannah River Moving Closer to Potentially Processing German Fuel

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UCOR Taking Steps After DOE Review Finds Systems Engineering Program Issues

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Waste Processing Change Identified in WIPP Investigation

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U.K. Cleanup Focus

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On WIPP

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At River Protection

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At Oak Ridge

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