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Fluor Hanford President Dave Van Leuven may be moving to another job, his employer confirmed Friday. DOE mulls widened river shore cleanup contract The Department of Energy wants to see how potential bidders would view an expanded Hanford river shore cleanup contract before deciding whether to put the project up for bids again. Fluor Federal reports 69% of revenue comes from sources outside Hanford Fluor Federal Services, a company created seven years ago in an experiment intended to spur economic diversification, now brings in more than two-thirds of its revenue from sources outside Hanford. Nuclear reactor turns 20 It was a Christmas miracle that would electrify a generation. DOE gives Battelle top mark Battelle is finishing 2003 with another stellar evaluation from the U.S. Department of Energy, which gave the contractor a rating of "outstanding" for its performance in management and operation of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DOE official warned of fire A Department of Energy official warned of the possibility of a "mother of all fires" because of a lack of fire prevention work just a month and three days before the Hanford fire of 2000. Cleanup moving quickly, DOE chief says The Hanford nuclear reservation will be cleaned up sooner than Tri-Citians realize, said Keith Klein, the Department of Energy's Richland operations manager. Barrels present dilemma at Hanford Hanford experts are wondering what to do with 12 buried barrels holding plutonium 238. Shore cleanup effort in limbo The Department of Energy is ready to give up on a legally embattled contract for Hanford's river corridor cleanup and put the project up for bids again, a weekly nuclear cleanup industry newsletter has reported. Bechtel working to prevent mistakes Bechtel National officials say they have taken measures to avoid a repeat of an October error in which not enough steel reinforcement bars were used in concrete at Hanford's waste glassification project. DOE seeks small firm bids for FFTF work The Department of Energy is asking small businesses for bids to dismantle Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility. Bechtel president accepts new post Bechtel Hanford President Mike Hughes on Thursday was named the new president of Bechtel Jacobs Co., in Oak Ridge, Tenn. F Reactor cocooning done 10 months early Bechtel Hanford has finished cocooning F Reactor almost 10 months ahead of schedule, with only some final paperwork to be completed this month. Fluor seeking workers to quit Fluor Hanford expects to issue layoff notifications to up to 80 employees on Jan. 19, with the workers' last days on the job being Jan. 29. FFTF supporters confused by DOE letter Advocates for Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility still have hope despite a letter the Department of Energy sent reaffirming its decision to deactivate the reactor. Plan OK'd to clean up unfinished power plants OLYMPIA - State and federal governments signed off Wednesday on a long-sought plan to partially restore the site of two unfinished nuclear power plants north of Richland. Report cites nuclear plant funding gap WASHINGTON -- Nearly a third of the nation's nuclear power plants may not be setting aside enough money to clean up their sites after they are shut down -- including the Columbia Generating Station north of Richland -- according to a new federal report. Fluor Hanford gets new leader Hanford veteran George Jackson is the new No. 2 at Fluor Hanford, replacing Tom Harper as executive vice president. FFTF backers want to test legislators on lab knowledge Advocates for Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility want to test -- then grade -- state legislators' knowledge of the test reactor. Bill sends $2 billion to Hanford for cleanup work WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday signed a $27.3 billion energy and water bill -- including slightly more than $2 billion for Hanford's cleanup. Pact reached on 2 Energy Northwest plants OLYMPIA - An agreement is expected to be signed next month that will ensure partial restoration of the site of Energy Northwest's two unfinished nuclear power plants north of Richland. FFTF backer makes appeal to John Glenn Benton County Commissioner Claude Oliver hopes to enlist the aid of a national hero to help save Hanford's Fast Flux Test Facility. Hanford dilutes trench vapors Hanford recently began extracting an abnormally high concentration of toxic carbon tetrachloride vapors from a 200 West Area burial trench. Senators voice concern for sick workers WASHINGTON - Senators complained Friday that the Energy Department is moving too slowly to compensate sick nuclear weapons workers. BNFL expands Richland office BNFL Inc. is expanding its Richland office, turning it into a headquarters for much of its nationwide Department of Energy operations. |
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