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Seven months after nine Hanford workers were exposed to chemical fumes from an explosion, attempts to monitor their health and discover any effects of their exposure remain snared in a tangle of distrust, miscommunication and confusion. Exposed worker under fire for talking Darlene Good was driving home from work last summer when she heard herself called a liar on the radio. HEHF offers monthly checks The Hanford Environmental Health Foundation is in charge of monthly medical checks for the exposed workers. Brookhaven operator cited for violations The Department of Energy cited the outgoing operator of the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Monday for several "significant" violations of nuclear safety rules. Hanford workers back on job after accident Two Fluor Daniel Hanford workers are back at work after being sprayed with radioactive water. Hanford planned for radioactive lake Documents released electronically for the first time Monday describe a scheme to build a huge artificial lake at Hanford to hold water contaminated by radiation from weapons reactors. Documents on webDocuments on web The new DOE documents are on the World Wide Web: www.doe.gov/html/osti/opennet/opennet1.html How about the plant formerly known as WPPSS? The Washington Public Power Supply System - WPPSS - will fade from the Pacific Northwest over the next year. Barrels of "radioactive junk" pose problem at Hanford The barrel rotated as its innards were X-rayed. Hanford firms get Canadian contract Two Hanford enterprise companies have been awarded a $14 million contract to design a medical isotopes processing facility in Canada, Hanford officials announced Friday. Hanford watching aging tank domes Threats to Hanford's ground water from leaky underground radioactive waste tanks and from the remote chance a tank's dome eventually might collapse have increased the urgency for cleaning out the tanks. Bechtel, Jacob get Oak Ridge contract A joint venture of Bechtel National Inc. and Jacob Engineering Group Inc. was awarded a 5 1/2-year, $2.5 billion contract to manage the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge facility and two smaller sites, Bechtel announced Thursday. WPPSS bond saves millions Northwest ratepayers will save $23.8 million in interest costs because of a bond refinancing sale approved Thursday by operators of the commercial nuclear plant at Hanford. Acronyms abound in WPPSS new name search By any other name, would the Washington Public Power Supply System have a rosier image? FFTF backers ask Hastings for impact study Fast Flux Test Facility supporters have given their congressman a petition with 632 signatures calling for an environmental impact study of reviving the dormant reactor. Fluor Daniel expects to be at Hanford 9 more years Fluor Daniel hopes to be Hanford's lead contractor through at least 2006, a top company official said Wednesday. Fluor to evaluate contracts of 5 main subcontractors Fluor Daniel Hanford will not automatically renew contracts with its five main subcontractors. Hastings calls for more notice of layoffs A two-week warning prior to a Hanford worker being laid off is "unacceptable," U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., wrote to Fluor Daniel Hanford on Wednesday. K-Basin cleanup costlier than expected Cleaning up Hanford's K Basins is now expected to cost $274 million more than expected - a 33 percent jump from the project's 1995 predictions. Hanford to fight fine for waste analysis lab For the second time, Hanford officials have decided to contest a $90,000 fine levied against the site's main waste analysis laboratory. Hanford watchdog groups say tanks leak waste The radioactive wastes in Hanford's Tank SX-104 dipped two inches a week ago. Fluor denies it'll sell Hanford pact Rumors are circulating that Fluor Corp. is considering selling its contract to manage Hanford -rumors Fluor denies. Tritium may be bridge for isotope production at FFTF WASHINGTON - Two new studies have made a strong case for restarting operation at the Fast Flux Test Facility at Hanford but, as has always been the case, the issue remains more political than technical. Fluor unveils limited layoffs Fluor Daniel expects to lay off fewer than 500 workers in 1998. WPPSS plant to stay on line, official says The commercial nuclear plant at Hanford won't be shut down early, despite a report out of Portland indicating termination was an option, a federal official said Friday. |
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