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In the two weeks since estimates first became available, at least 3,300 Hanford downwinders have asked for an accounting of the radiation doses they might have gotten during the nuclear reservation's early years. Hearing explores space mission at Hanford About 130 people turned out at a hearing Monday night to discuss whether special batteries for the nation's space program should be assembled at Hanford. Florida firm out of race for Hanford security A Florida-based company has dropped out of the running for the Hanford security forces contract. WPPSS sets power records Two consecutive monthly production records set at the nuclear power plant north of Richland have Washington Public Power Supply System officials patting each other on the back. New K Basins cost estimate near $1.6 billion Hanford's plan to clean up the K Basins now has an estimated price tag of nearly $1.59 billion, which is on the higher end of past preliminary estimates. PNNL center to coordinate NW nuclear programs A new center to coordinate the Northwest's nuclear nonproliferation efforts is being set up at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. Tank waste contract review echoes previous concerns A state-requested review of the contract that starts Hanford on its way to disposing of underground tank wastes repeats several concerns cited in a previous federal analysis. Beryllium exposure found in Hanford workers Limited blood tests of past and present Hanford employees have turned up several cases of beryllium sensitization that indicate the workers could develop a chronic lung disease. Contaminated fly found near trash bin came from B Plant Hanford experts have confirmed that a contaminated fruit fly found last week next to a US Ecology trash bin came from the B Plant area. Hanford health study to start soon A University of Washington health study of former Hanford workers is expected to kick into high gear in a few weeks. Two more contaminated flies found miles from suspected Hanford origin Two contaminated flies were found Friday in a trap next to a US Ecology trash bin at central Hanford. Fluor likely cut indirect costs $20 million in '98 Fluor Daniel Hanford's seven-company team appears to have trimmed indirect costs $20 million below budget in fiscal 1998. Officials working to clear Hanford health line Eva Barrickman of Kennewick called the 800 number repeatedly on Friday. Battelle engineer's gizmo tracks radiation on Discovery Originally, Tom Conroy planned on being a physicist, but that was before his career path veered off, leading him into a life inundated with computer chips and circuit boards. Downwinders dial in for dose information A teen-age Carol Baker and her family came to Hanford in 1944 to be with her father - who worked on the ultrasecret project that created plutonium for the world's first atomic bomb. Downwinders offered estimate of exposure People who lived downwind of Hanford finally can find out how much radiation they likely were exposed to during the federal weapons site's Cold War production days. FFTF could have role in making nuclear space batteries Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility is a candidate to create plutonium 238 used to power the nation's space probes. Opposition greets proposal for Hanford aluminum plant A Tri-City-based environmental group is opposing a proposal to to build an aluminum smelter at the Hanford site. Yttrium work goes to Boston Production of the promising medical isotope yttrium 90 will be moving from the Tri-Cities to Boston under a contract that turns production and marketing over to a private company. Burbank feed firm gets supplies from Hanford Burbank's newest company is obtaining a variety of surplus Hanford equipment, including 11 storage tanks, to blend a molasses mixture fed to cows. Mid-Columbia long shot to help with space shuttle The Tri-Cities could be getting into the space shuttle business, but it doesn't take an astrologist to know the stars will have to be in proper alignment for that to happen. Battelle neutralizes potentially volatile acid Battelle experts dissolved some possibly volatile crystals on the outside of a vial of perchloric acid Friday evening. Key issues to be addressed at Health of Hanford conference Emergency preparedness, ecological contamination, worker health and ground water quality are among the topics planned for the annual Health of Hanford conference Nov. 3 and 4 in Richland. 400 fish killed when clorinated water sent into PNNL tanks About 400 fish were killed Tuesday when a glitch in a pumping system sent chlorinated water into three tanks at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Acid vial leads to evacuations at Battelle The discovery of a possibly explosive vial of acid led to 30 to 40 people being evacuated Friday from a Battelle lab building. |
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