Cleanup & Remediation

With correct plugs installed, DOE eyes start of ops with 10% radwaste

By Photo of Wayne Barber

The Department of Energy said this week crews have fixed the cause of the recent leak at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the Idaho National Laboratory and should start running the facility soon with a mixture of 90% simulant and 10% radioactive sodium-bearing…

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Granholm upbeat about Hanford vit plant; warns against holding spending to fiscal 2022 levels

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

2,000-gallons of Hanford tank waste can be disposed of as low-level waste, DOE says

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

Hanford rattled by New Mexico statements on out-of-state waste

The interior of an industrial furnace used for melting glass at high temperatures.

Bechtel takes home 83% of fee for 2022 vit plant work

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

Ex-Zahn’s Corner student with cancer sues Portsmouth contractors in federal court

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

‘Department of Everything’ cleanup chairs cover issues from budget-to-Miss America

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

DOE to hear from prospective bidders during first reverse industry day in May

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

Livermore excess facilities could receive $20 million in fiscal 2024

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

Final Hanford cleanup could occur by 2091, budget doc says

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

DNFSB continues to work on hiring, agency says in budget request

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

Wrap Up: Hanford medical bids now due April 24; Site prep starts at SRS; Idaho lab completes wet-to-dry storage; Police dogs converge on SRS

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