Transuranic Waste

WIPP ‘Project Reach’ Wraps Up, No Additional Impacted Drums Found

By Photo of Mike Nartker

Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
2/6/2015
The “Project Reach” campaign at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, intended to help determine the exact cause of a radiological release that occurred last year at the facility, wrapped up late last week and officials…

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

DOE Quiet on Basis for Newest LM Support Services Contract Award Decision

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

DOE to Hold New Set of One-on-Ones With Bidders on New Idaho Contract Next Week

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

Rep. Simpson Expresses Concern Over Lack of Competition For New Idaho Cleanup Contract

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

New Study Warns of ‘Dysfunctional Relationship’ Among DNFSB Members

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

INTERVIEW: DOE-RL Manager Stacy Charboneau

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

DOE FY16 Budget For Ports. D&D Hurts Employee Morale, Local Union Chief Says

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

FY’16 DOE Cleanup Budget Brings Mixed Reactions

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

DOE Again Pushes Out Schedule for Completing ETEC Environmental Impact Statement

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

Mission Support Alliance Earns 87 Percent of FY’14 Fee

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

West Valley Still Developing Final Schedule For Main Plant Demolition

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

RSI Earns 92 Percent of Award Fee for Ports. Technical Services Contract

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

DOE IG Finds Purchase Card Documentation Issue at EMCBC

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

At River Protection

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

At Portsmouth

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

At Savannah River

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

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