Cleanup & Remediation

With House passage of $7.9B EM budget, attention shifts to Senate

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The House of Representatives voted 220-207 Wednesday to approve the 2023 Energy and Water Appropriations Act, which includes $7.9 billion for the Department of Energy’s cleanup of Cold War and Manhattan Project sites.
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Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

COVID case continue climb; most DOE nuclear cleanup sites have high local rates

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

Federal judge approves extensions to Hanford cleanup deadlines; DOE cites COVID

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

Triad taps Centerra-led contractor for Los Alamos security

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

Centerra could provide SRS security until fall 2024

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

Hanford liquid waste pretreatment system one third of way to million-gallon milestone

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

N3B boss discusses large, waste-filled pipes, hiring, COVID

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

WIPP has big month during June, receiving 30 shipments

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

IWTU test could conclude by August

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

Previous SRS waste contractor dubbed ‘excellent’ in final DOE review period

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

Feds urge appeals court to uphold ruling that Swift & Staley was too big for Paducah biz

A grid of national flags from countries around the world, representing international cooperation.

United Kingdom looking to consent-based siting for underground waste

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

Wrap Up: BWXT ops group chief resigning; waste container had holes; Los Alamos welcomes rain

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