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The newest member of the family of companies providing goods and services to the Hanford vitrification project is about to make a big impression on the Tri-Cities. Fluor plans layoffs by mid-January Fluor Hanford plans to lay off up to 400 employees by mid-January as it shifts from planning to field work to accelerate Hanford cleanup. New waste put into 'burping tank' For the first time in a couple of decades, Hanford has pumped new radioactive wastes into its notorious Tank SY-101. Revamped FFTF plan to take more time, money A revised proposal for shutting down Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility would take four years longer and cost at least $73 million more than a rough estimate unveiled seven weeks ago. Oregon prepared to fight DOE to protect Columbia Oregon wants to join a legal fight over whether the Department of Energy can leave some high-level radioactive waste in underground tanks simply by calling it something different. Fluor Hanford speeding pace of spent fuel removal The race is going to be tight. Group calls for surcharge on wastes sent to Hanford If the Department of Energy ships transuranic wastes to Hanford for temporary storage, Mid-Columbia governments want to put a surcharge on each barrel to defray the costs to Hanford or the communities. K Basins leak prompts questions on safety Radioactive water seeped out of a spent nuclear fuel container and contaminated a truck at Hanford, leading state and federal officials to question ongoing safety procedures. FFTF receives 2-week reprieve The Department of Energy agreed Friday to halt permanent shutdown of Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility for two weeks after Benton County filed suit. DOE hedges on 2028 deadline Hanford won't make its 2028 legal deadline to get rid of all of its tank wastes unless it adds new technology beyond conventional glassification, Bechtel National figures say. Hanford faces tight schedule to 'close' tanks by 2006 Hanford will have to keep to an extremely fast and tight schedule to stand a chance of "closing" at least 26 waste tanks by 2006. Cabinet shows interest in FFTF The secretary of health and human services has asked the energy secretary to consider a proposal for private use of Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility, saying he's concerned about medical isotope supplies. TRIDEC, Bechtel to help firms work in nuclear industry Once upon a time when America and the world were happily building nuclear power plants, businesses across the land adopted the atomic industry's exacting quality standards. Ecology pardons DOE fine The state has conditionally forgiven a $57,800 fine against Hanford for losing track of hazardous chemicals -- provided site operators avoid a repeat offense. FFTF supporters push for injunction Supporters of Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility were rushing to pull together the paperwork to ask a federal judge to halt shutdown work at the reactor Tuesday. Ethics questioned in FFTF lawsuit Benton County commissioners repeated Monday their desire to sue the federal government despite a warning that such an action could expose one commissioner to a potential ethics violation charge. PNNL wants to manage Level-3 lab Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has started the paperwork that would allow scientists to work with anthrax, the plague and other pathogenic microorganisms in Richland. Ceremony marks end of DR Reactor's cocooning Think of DR Reactor as an Atomic Age pyramid. Transuranic waste shipments on hold The state forced a face-off with the Department of Energy over shipping radioactive transuranic wastes to Hanford. Glassification plant's price tag still up in air Whether the Hanford glassification project's estimated price tag will remain at $5.6 billion won't be determined until early next year. CH2M Hill trying to fix electrical woes CH2M Hill is tackling fix-it work to address several potentially dangerous incidents involving live electrical systems. Hanford featured at Portland museum It doesn't have a rock dangling from a rope. Commission takes on fight to save FFTF Benton County commissioners agreed Monday to spend up to $70,000 to join a lawsuit against the federal government to try to save Hanford's dormant test reactor. Mid-Columbia looks beyond cleanup Working in an unpretentious office near Richland's Uptown area, Jim Carroll and his small staff support a popular software program that helps businesses streamline how they buy supplies. Bechtel lays off 100 craft workers Bechtel National has laid off slightly more than 100 union craft workers from Hanford's glassification complex construction project over the past several weeks. |
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