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Battelle Northwest will be required to create new jobs as a condition of its new five-year contract extension to manage the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. O'Leary hints at cleanup dollars Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary hinted Thursday that "a little cushion" of money might exist to replace Hanford cleanup money proposed for a $185 million insurance fund for tank farm privatization. GAO audit inspects tank farms An audit of Hanford's tank farms showed 25 incidents in 1995 that could be blamed on human error. Battelle to keep PNNL Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary is expected to announce today that Battelle Northwest will be given a five-year contract extension to manage DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. Port of Benton eyes 1st 400 Area tenant The Port of Benton's new industrial park could have its first tenant next month and hopes to have six businesses operating in Hanford's 400 Area within two years. Spendy mulberries returned to Hanford Hanford's radioactive mulberry bushes have been dead for nearly six years. Now they're about to be buried. FFTF not dead yet, O'Leary says Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility will get a re-examination as the source for the nation's supply of tritium and a means to burn stockpiled weapons-grade plutonium. O'Leary presents Tri-Cities with $5.5 million Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary gave $5.5 million to Tri-City economic diversification efforts Wednesday. Proposed bill would eliminate DOE A Minnesota senator introduced a bill Tuesday to eliminate the Department of Energy and turn Hanford cleanup over to the U.S. Department of Defense. Words get in way for science writer They were just two little words, sprinkled among some 12,000 in an 11-page story. Whistleblowers to appeal terminations to O'Leary Three Hanford whistleblowers have been terminated in the last six weeks, and they're calling it a clear-cut case of retaliation. Agreement near for Hanford's 400 area The U.S. Department of Energy and the Port of Benton are about to strike a deal that could help new businesses. Comments in magazine anger tank farm workers A quote attributed to a Westinghouse Hanford executive in the May issue of a scientific magazine has angered tank farm workers, some of whom are demanding an apology for what they believe was the ultimate insult. The article in Scientific American titled "Hanford's Nuclear Wasteland," said until recently, the tank farm was tended by some of Hanford's worst workers. Then the story quotes Roger Bacon as saying it was "a Siberia for a lot of derelicts on the site." Hastings co-sponsor of briefings on DOE Rep. Doc Hastings, whose 4th Congressional District includes Hanford, is sponsoring a series of briefings on the Department of Energy's Environmental Management program. Cleanup contractor, DOE office cleared A Department of Energy report has cleared its Ohio field office and the cleanup contractor Fluor Daniel of allegations of mismanagement. O'Leary to bring $5 million for jobs Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary is expected Wednesday to present a check for $5 million to the Tri-Cities with a promise of $6 million more if the money is used to create jobs that outlast Hanford cleanup. Battelle lab leads way with cost-cutting efforts The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's efforts to cut costs have made it the most competitive lab in the Department of Energy's national system, Doug Olesen said Monday. Hanford workers will keep their cool What do the ocean's depths, nuclear waste and outer space have in common? Battelle team seeks safety overseas In the spotlight, President Clinton and Russian leader Boris Yeltsin will meet Friday and Saturday in Moscow to talk about nuclear safety and security. Battelle-Northwest earns $11.6 million in incentive fees Good savings and safety records earned Battelle-Northwest $11.675 million for the 1994-95 fiscal year. Pact gives labor more say at Hanford Labor will have a bigger say on project decisions under promises made by Hanford's three potential lead contractors to the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council. Gregoire against new waste at Hanford Tri-Citians ought to think twice before they embrace proposals to store high-level nuclear waste at Hanford, state Attorney General Christine Gregoire said Thursday. Gregoire negotiated the agreement that launched Hanford's ongoing cleanup effort in 1989. DOE slows Hanford job cuts plan Almost 200 Hanford workers received layoff notices Thursday while the Department of Energy agreed to rule out any more involuntary job cuts in 1996. Richland schools ask PILT changes Richland School District officials have agreed to give up $3.5 million in federal money if the Department of Energy will agree to a long-term payment schedule, the Benton County treasurer said Thursday. Government's delay in burning plutonium unacceptable to many It will take about a dozen years before the government starts to dispose of its excess weapons plutonium, a federal official said Thursday in Richland. |
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