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Fluor Hanford is cranking up its fix-it work to deal with a summertime rash of electrical safety violations. CH2M Hill addressing tank vapor exposures CH2M Hill Hanford Group is trying to improve how it deals with exposures to tank waste vapors, Hanford officials said Wednesday. 6 firms vying to clean up most radioactive sites Six companies are lined up to try to show the Department of Energy how they would deal with Hanford's most radioactive loose ends. Backers of FFTF to begin campaign Supporters of Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility are expected to soon launch an information campaign aimed at getting more women knowledgeable on the effort to restart the reactor. State, DOE talks over transuranic wastes stall The federal-state talks over legal disputes on radioactive transuranic wastes stored at, shipped to and moved from Hanford have been extended again. This time until Monday. House aims to halt DOE proposal The U.S. House told a Senate-House committee Thursday not to give the Department of Energy the authority to reclassify high-level radioactive tank wastes without treating it. Superfund depletion won't hurt Hanford The drastic shrinking of a Superfund trust fund will not affect Hanford's cleanup efforts, said the Superfund's Northwest head administrator Tuesday. Officials push bills to study B Reactor Two members of Washington's congressional delegation introduced legislation Tuesday that calls for the National Park Service to study the feasibility of converting Hanford's B Reactor into a museum. DOE seeks legislation to reclassify waste In a closed-door congressional session, the Department of Energy is trying to get language inserted into legislation that will give it the power to reclassify untreated high-level radioactive tank waste into a less-dangerous category -- without treating it. A federal judge denied DOE that power three months ago. Benton commissioners mum on FFTF Advocates for restarting Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility are baffled the Benton County commissioners won't support their cause despite evidence they believe calls for the need of the reactor. Fluor says solution found to K Basin sludge Fluor Hanford believes it may have solved a major technical problem that helped delay removing radioactive sludge from Hanford's K Basins. Manager for DOE returning to PNNL Mike Schlender recently left his job as the Department of Energy's deputy Hanford manager to return to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory after a more than six-year absence. Lawyers drop 1,088 more claims over cancer SPOKANE -- Plaintiff attorneys have withdrawn the claims of 1,088 people in the last three weeks in a federal lawsuit brought by people who believe their health was damaged by living near or downwind of Hanford. Senate bill gives Hanford $2 billion WASHINGTON -- The Senate has approved $2.04 billion for the Hanford nuclear reservation, including money to keep the waste treatment plant on schedule. Vitrification alternatives unveiled Two technologies that heat radioactive waste show promise as an alternative to treating some waste that might otherwise be glassified at the vitrification plant under construction at Hanford, according to CH2M Hill Hanford Group. DOE, Ecology discuss sending waste to WIPP Sending some Hanford tank waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico instead of processing it at the vitrification plant being built at Hanford could save taxpayers $500 million, according to contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group. Richland's ATG sold to Tri-City firm The last vestiges of Allied Technology Group were officially sold Monday to a Richland-based company for $3.15 million. DOE meets goal to remove tank waste Liquid waste remains in just six of Hanford's 149 old and leak-prone single-shell tanks, the Department of Energy announced Monday. Cooler weather could spell end in fight for FFTF The next few days and weeks will be telling in the fight to save Hanford's test reactor. Powerful dreams Business plans touted by a tiny Nevada company that has giant aspirations for a site north of Richland appear to range from economically untenable to flat unworkable. Company pitches big plans for site at Hanford, but can it live up to its hype? A Nevada company that hopes to build a giant power and industrial park north of Richland is rich in ideas and ambition. But when it comes to industry track record, demonstrated financial backing and credit history, Composite Power Corp. has a skimpy bank balance. HAMTC urges DOE to keep Fluor The Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council has asked the Department of Energy not to replace Fluor Hanford with a new contractor on work to remove radioactive sludge at a major Hanford cleanup project. DOE fines CH2M Hill The Department of Energy has fined contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group $82,500 for environmental safety violations at a Hanford tank farm where newer, double-shelled tanks hold radioactive waste. Oliver finds new FFTF supporter Benton Commissioner Claude Oliver has found new supporters for Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility on his cross-country mission to save the test reactor, but the Department of Energy is not among them. Hanford Advisory Board giveshigh marks SEATTLE - A dispute over setting an enforceable schedule to get rid of radioactive garbage stored in drums at Hanford won't be settled out of court, state Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons said Thursday. |
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