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WPPSS is thinking about changing its name. Letter backs FFTF restart The lead author of a National Institute of Medicine report on the supply of medical isotopes has signed a letter in support of restarting the Fast Flux Test Facility to produce medical isotopes. Schools join training bid at Hanford The Tri-Cities' two colleges have joined a fledgling Hanford-related company to bid on providing training services at Hanford. Battelle joins others to manage N.Y. lab Battelle is a co-leader of a team that won a contract to manage a troubled Department of Energy laboratory on Long Island, N.Y. Gorton pushes for FFTF studies U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton is urging U.S. Energy Secretary Federico Penato start the environmental impact studies into whether Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility should be revived. Long-running Hanford tax fight settled US Ecology and Benton County have negotiated an end to their long-running legal feud over how the county will tax the firm's Hanford waste disposal site. The settlement was acknowledged by the state Board of Tax Appeals last week, said Ryan Brown, a Benton County deputy prosecutor. Waste meets ground water For the first time, the Department of Energy has agreed radioactive wastes from Hanford's underground tanks has reached the ground water. Confidential info goes out on N.M. e-mail ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Department of Energy is trying to figure out whether an employee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory sent classified information by e-mail on purpose or by mistake. Hanford whistleblower may get more money Hanford whistleblower Casey Ruud may be entitled to more money from former Hanford contractor, Westinghouse Hanford Co. First look shows Hanford 1998 budget down At first glance, it looks like Hanford's core cleanup budget for fiscal 1998 will be $47 million less than originally requested. NRC set to oversee DOE work The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to experiment in fiscal 1998 with overseeing Department of Energy programs. NRC finds missing generator The case of the missing nuclear plant emergency generator -which wasn't missing at all - has been solved. Area 300 survives broken pipe No contamination has appeared to spread after water from a broken pipe entered two 300 Area buildings earlier this week. PNNL, world look to repair Chernobyl enclosure The odds almost are as bad as playing Russian roulette. Westinghouse stocks changeover automatic Mid-Columbians who own shares in Westinghouse Electric Corp. will see little change in their stock when the company changes its name Dec. 1. Hanford inspects waterline Hanford workers were preparing to enter a 300 Area building containing uranium pellets late Tuesday evening to check for flood damage. DOE, Fluor Daniel to sort out management woes It will take several months before Hanford resolves management problems outlined in two recent reviews of Fluor Daniel's first year in charge, Fluor President Hank Hatch said Monday. New law could speed up FFTF restart A new law designed to speed federal approval of experimental drugs could help the drive to restart a research reactor north of Richland. Possible Molten Metal closure won't end Hanford team The possibility Molten Metal Technology Inc. might shut down should not affect the Hanford glassification team the firm has been a member of, a Lockheed Martin corporate spokeswoman said Monday. Court tells DOE to pay for spent fuel storage A federal court decision Friday means Northwest electrical ratepayers will get back some of the extra $40 million they're paying to store spent nuclear fuel. Request to cut Hanford lab fine rejected The state has denied a request to trim a $90,000 fine levied against the main Hanford laboratory for testing Cold War wastes. Siemens buys Westinghouse power unit A $1.5 billion deal announced Friday to transfer much of Westinghouse Corp. to Siemens Corp. won't have any effect on Siemens operations in Richland. Hanford turns pot pipe over to sheriff's office Maybe Cheech and Chong are helping with the cleanup at Hanford. Smoke smell evacuates PFP The smell of smoke led to the evacuation of Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant for three hours Thursday. Guards union to vote on Fluor contract offer The Hanford Guards Union Local 21 will vote on Fluor Daniel Hanford's latest contract proposal next week, said local president Jeff Carlyle. That means there's no imminent strike and the parties still are hoping to settle their differences soon. |
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