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Are you part of the Tri-City diversification effort? Maybe you're trying to develop a business but are struggling to survive. Tri-City unemployment up, but few leaving area About 8,300 Tri-Citians were listed as unemployed in November. DOE panel sides with Benton A Department of Energy appeals board has decided Benton County is due some money for work it did studying a nuclear isolation project at Hanford in the 1980s, but the board left the specific dollar amount open for negotiation. WPPSS nuclear plant keeps BPA humming Without the commercial nuclear power plant north of Richland, the Bonneville Power Administration would be buying power to meet its commitments. New Energy chief familiar with cleanup WASHINGTON - Federico Pena may not be an expert on Department of Energy matters, but President Clinton's nominee for Energy secretary has some experience with nuclear cleanup problems. DOE ordered to pay Benton County in BWIP tax dispute The Department of Energy has been ordered to pay as much as several million dollars to Benton County in payments relating to a long-dead Hanford program. WPPSS retains expert in plutonium The impending retirement of the executive leading the drive to burn plutonium fuel at the commercial nuclear power plant north of Richland shouldn't harm the reactor's chances, officials say. WPPSS industry rating improves The commercial nuclear reactor north of Richland has received its best report card from an industry group since 1984. Doctors group opposes tritium at FFTF SEATTLE - Physicians are arguing with physicians whether the Fast Flux Test Facility at Hanford should be restarted. Pena new energy chief Outgoing Transportation Secretary Federico Pena came out of the blue to become President Clinton's choice to replace Hazel O'Leary as Energy secretary. Employee benefits to be cut at WPPSS Workers at the commercial nuclear power plant north of Richland will see their health benefits cut to help pay for cheaper electricity in the Pacific Northwest. Former Westinghouse chief relocated LaMar Trego, former president of Westinghouse Hanford Co., has been reassigned to Westinghouse Electric's corporate offices in Pittsburgh. Benton County eyes DOE cash Claude Oliver and Benton County aren't finished with the Department of Energy. Energy Department can't meet deadline for nuclear plant waste WASHINGTON - The Energy Department said Tuesday it cannot meet a court and congressionally imposed deadline to begin taking highly radioactive nuclear power plant wastes off the hands of the nation's electric utilities. Bechtel, subsidiaries hand out pink slips Sixty-five employees of Bechtel Hanford Inc. and its subcontractors received layoff warnings this week. Benton County haggles over PILT dollars The money is in the bank, and eight years of negotiating with the federal government are over, but the haggling over payment in lieu of taxes continues for Benton County commissioners. Battelle director's changes prepare company for future Battelle director Bill Madia has merged, consolidated and reorganized the firm's Richland operations, he announced Monday. Hanford has been open about the tritium situation WASHINGTON - Just now is it starting to dawn on the rest of Washington state that the Department of Energy is eyeing Hanford for more than cleanup work. DOE fined Hanford twice in '96 The Washington Department of Ecology has fined Hanford twice for a total of $25,000 in 1996, in addition to $122,500 during the five years covered in The Associated Press study. Westinghouse paid for good grade The Westinghouse Hanford Co. earned a final award fee of $2.6 million from the Department of Energy for work the firm did at Hanford from Oct. 1, 1995, through Sept. 30, 1996. Hanford Communities loses key city For nearly three years, cities in Hanford's shadow have looked to one another to keep watch on the health, environmental and economic issues facing their citizens. Washington lawmakers urge Oregon delegation to rethink FFTF position Washington's congressional delegation took another crack Wednesday at trying to change the minds of Oregon's congressional members about the Fast Flux Test Facility. Top EMSL scientist leaving Battelle for WSU Tri-Cities post Mike Knotek, the nationally recognized scientist lured to Richland to oversee creation of the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, is leaving a few months before the $230 million high-tech lab officially opens. Benton County, DOE agree on PILT settlement PROSSER - A deal finally was struck Monday that ends eight years of negotiations between Benton County and the Department of Energy over money the county sought to replace property taxes for the federal agency's Hanford lands. Plan faces long list of difficulties WASHINGTON - The MOX fuel - or plutonium - option faces a long list of difficulties before it can be implemented. |
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