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DoE Awards Yucca Mountain Contract To URS-Led Consortium

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

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By George Lobsenz In a contract award that comes at a critical juncture for the controversial project, the Energy Department said yesterday it has selected a consortium led by URS Corp. to help complete the design of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and support DoE's effort to get Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval to build and operate the underground disposal facility. URS, which has seen its DoE contract work mushroom since buying Washington Group International Inc. last year, will…

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