Cleanup & Remediation

While We Were Out

By Photo of Staff Reports

The August doldrums in Washington weren’t quite as quiet as in past years, and there was plenty of news during the ExchangeMonitor’s annual publication break. As chronicled in the Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, here are a few stories we’ve been following.
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Energy Dept. Cleanup Office Swaps Out Chief Deputy to New Role

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

Draft RFP Issued for SRS Management Contract

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

GAO Dismissed Bid Protest Because DOE Plans Tech Support Do-Over

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

Energy Dept. IG Faults Hanford Workers’ Comp Program Controls

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

Much ‘Attrition’ Expected In Planned DNFSB Reorganization

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

New Mexico AG Asked to Look at Los Alamos Community Group Expense Irregularities

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

Panel Endorses DOE General Counsel Nominee

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

Hanford 222-S Lab Workload to Increase in Next Contract

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

Truck With Contaminated Gear Moved Around Hanford, Off-Site

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

BWXT Still Eager to Land Next Savannah River Liquid Waste Contract

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

Perma-Fix Expects GeoMelt System to go Online Late This Year

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

DOE Gives Mostly Upbeat Assessments on Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Construction

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

Savannah River Sends First TRU Waste Shipment of Year to WIPP

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

Valve Replacements at Savannah River Waste Facility Nearing Completion

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

Wrap Up: Stop-Work Order Lifted in Hanford Tank Farm

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