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Another LANL project over budget and behind schedule



With WIPP closed for the foreseeable future, the TRU waste project will miss deadlines and continue to have a large budget increase.


http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-182

Comments

Anonymous said…
A large budget increase for horribly screwing things up at WIPP?

Yeah, that will show those people running LANS not to mess with the DOE!
Anonymous said…
Add this to the recent string of LANL stories:

-WIPP closed due to LANL screwups
-LANL Deputy Director debarred from federal contracting due to ethical reasons
-TA 55 in work stoppage for over a year
-NMED fines for multiple sustained violations
-loss of 90% of NNSA fee
Anonymous said…
And Charlie just keeps on keepin on.
Anonymous said…
" WINNING !!!"

- Charlie "GQ" McMillan
Anonymous said…
-WIPP closed due to LANL screwups
-LANL Deputy Director debarred from federal contracting due to ethical reasons
-TA 55 in work stoppage for over a year
-NMED fines for multiple sustained violations
-loss of 90% of NNSA fee

March 28, 2015 at 3:10 PM

- Inability to restart the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF) which has been inoperable for 10-years
Anonymous said…
" Following the Money !!!"

- Charlie "GQ" McMillan

Anonymous said…
- Inability to restart the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF) which has been inoperable for 10-years

April 1, 2015 at 3:44 AM

- Inoperable RANT, WCRRF, and Area G Nuclear facilities following the WIPP incident

- Sending Safey-Class drums to WIPP that have explosive contents.
Anonymous said…
Obviously, none of this matters to the President, Congress, DoE, or NNSA. Privatization of the Nuclear Weapon labs will continue to sink into the same level of concern as privatization of the Army mess halls.
Anonymous said…
- Sending Safey-Class drums to WIPP that have explosive contents.

April 1, 2015 at 3:48 AM

Oh BS! Mildly exothermically reactive, creating excess pressure, OK, "explosive"?? Nope. Did you actually read the TAP report?
Anonymous said…
April 4, 2015 at 2:51 PM

Duh. What is your point?

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