Commercial Low-Level Waste

Waste Control Specialists to Store Mercury Under DOE Contract

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The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday awarded Waste Control Specialists (WCS) a task order for long-term storage of elemental mercury in existing buildings on its Andrews County, Texas, property.
The agency’s press release did not reveal the value of the deal…

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AECOM-Led Joint Venture Wins Potential $10 Billion Hanford Cleanup Contract

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Compromise NDAA Seeks Financial Data on Energy Dept. Nuclear Cleanup Milestones

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NDAA Rebuffs DOE High-Level Waste Changes in Washington State

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Energy Dept. IG Pans Bechtel Performance at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

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Defense Waste Facility at Savannah River Resumes Operations

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Final RFP for Wide-Ranging Deactivation Contract Expected Soon, DOE Says

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Energy Dept. Takes Steps to Fix Radioactive Waste Shipments Error

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DNFSB Members Would Leave After Terms End Under NDAA

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Los Alamos Shipments to WIPP Held Up Temporarily Over Combustion Risk

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DOE Highlights Cleanup Advances at Los Alamos

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Potential Shutdown Would Not Stop DNFSB Inspections

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Pentagon Manager Becoming DOE Cleanup Office Chief of Staff

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Walden’s Congressional Seat Drawing Interest

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Companies to Extract Cancer Treatment Research Materials From Oak Ridge Waste

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Washington State, Energy Dept. At Odds Over Access to Data

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Wrap Up: Ex-AECOM WIPP Manager Moves to Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

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