Cleanup & Remediation

New BWXT Chief Wants More DOE Legacy Cleanup Biz

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With the impending ascension of former NASA hand Rex Geveden to the top spot at BWX Technologies, the Lynchburg, Va.-company has set an an outsider from the aerospace business in charge of an effort to grow the company’s legacy nuclear cleanup business with the…

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Two Potential Vapor Incidents Reported This Week at Hanford

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Hoffman Out, Knox in as Rumor Mill churns on Trump’s DOE Appointees

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Senators Say WIPP Needs More Money to Resume Waste Ops

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Bechtel, AECOM Settle WTP Claims for $125M

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Plaintiffs Request Delay in Hanford Worker Protection Lawsuit

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Hanford Contractor, DOE Reach Settlement in Septic System Fall

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Public Comment Period Opens for WTP Permit Modification

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WCS Asks Feds for Leniency in Los Alamos Waste-Storage Case

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South Carolina Asks Judge to Reconsider Order in MOX Case

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SRS Advisory Board Wants DOE to Expedite Aluminum-Clad Spent Fuel Processing 

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IG Identifies FY17 DOE Management Challenges

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Hamilton Nominated for Full DNFSB Term

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DOE Issues EM HQ Information Technology Contract

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Commentary — EFCOG: 25 Years Of Supporting Excellence In Operations Across the DOE Complex

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