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With Portman exit, Portsmouth Site will get freshman senator

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At least one Department of Energy nuclear cleanup property, the Portsmouth Site, is assured of replacing a seasoned lawmaker in November’s midterm election, with Sen. Portman (R-Ohio) not seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate.
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) , the incumbent…

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Key movement on Savannah River contract talks expected within months

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

Transition to ops, workforce issues pose key challenges for EM

Two large concrete cooling towers standing at a nuclear plant site ahead of planned demolition.

Deactivation done at 235-F building at Savannah River with decommissioning planned by 2030

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

Main plant demo at West Valley gets underway

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

UCOR prepares transfer of Biology Complex to NNSA

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

Appropriator expects stopgap federal budget to begin fiscal ’23

Cooling towers releasing steam clouds at a nuclear power station.

DOE nuclear energy official optimistic about interim storage within 15 years

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

With pandemic fading, DOE cleanup office suspends COVID updates

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

Despite months with mediator, final settlement falls through in Oak Ridge Lab vax case

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

Another Veolia manager heading to EnergySolutions

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

N3B awards $120M in soil subcontracts at Los Alamos

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

Feds, state agree on $42M to help restore Oak Ridge area natural resources

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

Wrap Up: DOE issues $120M worth of tech biz; day lacking inside fence; procurement notices

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