Transuranic Waste

DOE Seeks to Clarify Steps it Will Take to Mitigate Impacts of WIPP Closure on Other Sites

By Photo of Mike

Martin Schneider
WC Monitor
10/24/2014
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla.—The Department of Energy this week sought to clarify the steps it will be taking to mitigate the impact of the current shutdown of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant on sites across the complex, reiterating…

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At Oak Ridge

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DOE Again Asks LM Support Contract Bidders to Extend Proposals

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PEC Protests DOE HSS Support Contract Award to Link Technologies

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Most Major Contractors Indicate They Won’t Bid on New ICP Contract as Written

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Two Firms Protest Navarro’s Win of New NNSS Enviro. Programs Contract

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EM ‘Needs to Be a Healthier Organization,’ Acting Cleanup Chief Says

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Outgoing DNFSB Chairman Fears More Changes to Board Statute

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Rep. Hastings: Lack of Confirmed Leader Among Many Challenges Facing EM

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South Carolina: Courts Could Be Next Step in Tank Dispute With DOE

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Paducah Plant Transition Complete, Deactivation Work to Begin

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New DUF6 Operating Contract Won’t Be Set-Aside for Small Businesses

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Savannah River Mission Support Contract Could Be On The Table

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Top DOE Advisor ‘Dubious’ About Incentivizing Safety Culture in Contracts

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DOE IG Unable to Determine if Former WTP Manager Was Fired as Retaliation

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AECOM Completes Acquisition of URS

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Rep. Hastings Receives First Leo Duffy Decisionmakers Award from ExchangeMonitor

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PERSPECTIVES: Rep. Doc Hastings

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At River Protection

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At Richland

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