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Nominee Timothy Walsh pledges focus on cleanup priorities, accountability at DOE environmental management office
Summary
Timothy Walsh, nominated for assistant secretary of energy for environmental management, emphasized project management, accountability and collaboration with stakeholders on cleanup of Cold War nuclear sites. Senators pressed him on WIPP elevator repairs, Hanford cleanup milestones and program oversight.
Timothy Walsh, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 15 that he would bring “decisive decision making and disciplined project management” to the government’s nuclear cleanup program if confirmed.
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) oversees cleanup of waste and facilities produced during the Manhattan Project and Cold War, a mission the committee described as involving an annual budget “of more than $8,000,000,000,” most of which is spent through contracts. Walsh, a West Point graduate, combat veteran and chief executive of Confluence Companies, said his construction and…
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