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PORTLAND - Coordination problems might emerge when a new federal office created to oversee Hanford tank farms begins operating. Wyden steps up fight over FFTF PORTLAND - Led by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, the state of Oregon and Northwest environmental groups renewed threats Thursday to fight any attempt to revive Hanford's experimental reactor. DOE Hanford manager Wagoner to retire John Wagoner, the Department of Energy's Hanford manager since 1990, will retire Jan. 2. Bechtel earns high rating in DOE review Bechtel Hanford Inc. scored its ninth-straight "outstanding"rating, the Department of Energy announced Tuesday. U.S. report says Fluor doing poor job on jobs Roughly two-thirds of the new Tri-City jobs created by Fluor Daniel don't compare well with the lost Hanford jobs they were supposed to replace in fiscal 1997, according to a federal report. Hanford prepares for look inside old plutonium tank Think of it as a Pandora's Box of plutonium. Plutonium 'baking' may resume It's an exclusive bakery. To work there takes months of training. The product is so exclusive, only a handful of people will ever see it. Finley company lifts crane from Hanford's N Reactor A crane once used to unload barges at Hanford's N Reactor now is creating 20 jobs in Finley. 2 consortiums out of running for nuclear fuel project Two consortiums led by Siemens Power Corp. and BNFL Inc. have been eliminated from the Department of Energy's search for a group to convert surplus plutonium into reactor fuel. Trojan reactor vessel to travel to Hanford disposal site Washington has given the OK for the Trojan reactor to be barged from Western Oregon to Hanford in one piece. National experts advise Hanford on master plan A fledgling expert panel has mapped out how it wants to go about advising Hanford how to tackle subterranean contamination problems. Fluor Daniel helps consulting firm find more work Fluor Daniel Hanford has taken a small Richland engineering consulting office under its wing to help the company find more work. Both sides of plutonium 238 debate sound off on FFTF project Opposing signs hung together along the Richland Tower Inn's meeting room walls to sum up the debate. DOE needs $5 million to continue drafting contamination master plan The Department of Energy will have to scrounge up about $5 million from the current Hanford budget to keep efforts going to draft a master plan to deal with subterranean contamination at the federal site. New title gives WWPPSS energy Some might say they're running from the past, but "Whoops" officials say they've earned the right to put it behind them. Nuclear shipment under fire PLEASANTON, Calif. - Environmental activists criticized a decision to transport a truckload of 10 spent nuclear fuel rods from Pennsylvania to a San Francisco Bay area plant. PNNL among participants in cyberspace convention A research consortium opens an international convention Saturday in cyberspace, an experiment in how to make money, find opportunities and make new contacts in virtual worlds. Environmentalists cry foul on FFTF plutonium plan The government is trying to sneak past the public its plans to revive a dormant Hanford reactor, Northwest environmentalists charged Tuesday. Mothballed nuclear complex turning into business park SATSOP - Out here, where the economy still suffers from logging shutdowns, folks pounce on any chance to make a buck. Fluor making progress creating non-Hanford jobs Hanford's work force has steadily shrunk under Fluor Daniel's stewardship. Hanford contractor to build on success Fluor Daniel came to Hanford two years ago like a hotshot freshman recruited to play quarterback for a major college football team. Performance to be measured by cleanup The ultimate test of Fluor Daniel's performance is how well it cleans up Hanford's environmental mess." The proof is in how they produce," said Mike Wilson, the Washington Department of Ecology's nuclear programs manager. PNNL moves to help Ukraine produce nuclear fuel R> PNNL moves to help Ukraine produce nuclear fuel United States efforts to help stabilize countries in the former Soviet Union include having Tri-City officials help the Ukraine figure out how to produce its own nuclear fuel. Radioactive reading in trash tied to potassium 40 in bag Naturally occurring potassium 40 triggered the radioactive readings discovered Thursday in a bag of granules at a Hanford trash survey station. Hanford digs up backup landfill, collector Hanford now has a backup trash collector and alternative landfill to use in case Richland permanently stops taking Hanford waste. |
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