K-25 costs going through the roof? | knoxnews.com - 0 views
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Energy Net on 28 Sep 09Reports are circulating that the cost of completing the K-25 demolition is going up big-time, as in hundreds of millions of dollars. DOE isn't saying much, except to say that's under evaluation by the agency and Bechtel Jacobs, the Oak Ridge cleanup manager. I have heard a specific dollar amount, but won't repeat here because nobody is confirming it. Earlier, of course, I reported on the technetium-99 issue that's getting big attention. Here's what DOE spokesman John Shewairy said in response to questions about the rising cost of K-25 D&D. I'm not exactly sure what it means, but you can read it for yourself: