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Awards Whistleblower fuels neighbors fears at polluted Nevada mine YERINGTON, Nev. (AP) - Peggy Pauly remembers when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer four years ago. FFTF workers spot, photograph morning 'sky mystery' Dawn's early light on Saturday was more than the rising of the sun over the Hanford Reach. Congress' vote on weapons funding called a win for arms control WASHINGTON - The defeat this weekend of President Bush's attempts to fund research, and possibly development, of a new family of nuclear weapons was hailed Monday by arms control advocates as their biggest success in more than a decade. Nevada senator's aide will go to Nuclear Regulatory Commission WASHINGTON (AP) - In a deal to let 175 of President Bush's nominees take office, an adviser to new Democratic leader Harry Reid, the Senate's staunchest opponent of a nuclear waste dump in Nevada, will be named to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DOE to miss Yucca deadline ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Energy Department will not file the Yucca Mountain project's license application next month as planned, said Margaret Chu, the department official who oversees the project. Congress strips funding for controversial defense initiatives WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Congress has rejected the Bush administration's request for $36 million to study new low-power nuclear warheads and a weapon that could smash into deeply buried bunkers. New Mexico governor backs UC as Los Alamos lab manager LOS ANGELES (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said the University of California is doing a good job taking care of the nation's nuclear stockpile and should fight to retain its role as manager of the Los Alamos weapons lab. Richland company's technology aids breast cancer screening Ladies, imagine a mammogram without painful pinching, squeezing or radiation exposure. Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project officially files for re-licensing RICHLAND, Wash. – Energy Northwest recently filed two official documents with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that mark the beginning of formal re-licensing proceedings for the Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project. The Notification of Intent (NOI) and Pre-Application Document (PAD) are the first steps in FERC's Integrated Licensing Process (ILP). FERC will review these documents and issue a notice for the NOI/PAD and a scoping document in January. A public meeting has tentatively been scheduled for early February in Packwood, Washington. Energy Northwest hosted a site visit for FERC staff on August 27, 2004, to allow all interested parties to view the facilities and surrounding area. Kiosks could make Reach more navigable It's pretty daunting to navigate 193,000 fragmented acres with few road signs and dirt roads that stretch for miles. AP Exclusive: BLM whistleblower says he was fired over polluted Nevada mine RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management's former project manager for a contaminated mine site in Nevada said Wednesday he was fired because he refused to stop speaking out about dangers posed there by radioactive and other toxic wastes. Waste shipping company to open office in Richland CAST Transportation of Henderson, Colo., is opening an office in Richland to offer radioactive waste transportation services for the Hanford nuclear reservation. Battelle team given Idaho lab contract A team led by Battelle Memorial Institute has won the contract to operate the Idaho National Laboratory and establish it as a center for nuclear energy research. Nuclear waste shipment arrives at disputed German storage site DANNENBERG, Germany (AP) - A shipment of nuclear waste arrived Tuesday at a disputed storage site in northern Germany, completing a journey that was marred by the death of an anti-nuclear protester in France. Tumblin' tumbleweeds might roll up uranium It turns out tumbleweeds are good for something other than classic cartoon fodder. The windblown nuisances are highly effective at eating uranium out of desert soils, said Dana Ulmer-Scholle, a senior research scientist at New Mexico Tech in Socorro. Students get up-close look at nanotechnology Griffin Nicoll of Seattle took a seat at the controls of the $150,000 electron microscope, hit a couple of buttons and within seconds was in the world of nanotechnology, examining a computer microchip under 50,000-power magnification. Richland research company gets federal grant YAHSGS hopes to create search engine to translate technical terminologies Health to be key issue in downwinder trial Judge rules plaintiffs won't have to prove contractors negligent People who believe their health was harmed by radioactive releases from Hanford will not have to prove early Hanford contractors were negligent to win their lawsuit, federal Judge William Fremming Nielsen ruled. Bush win gives boost to plan for nuclear waste dump in Nevada LAS VEGAS (AP) - Opponents of a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada lost their chance to put an ally in the White House with President Bush's defeat of Democratic Sen. John Kerry. GOP: Yucca not a strong enough issue in Nevada LAS VEGAS - As the dust started to settle on the day after the election, the state's Republican leadership said it was obvious to them why President Bush won Nevada despite intense Democratic campaigning here and despite Bush's support for turning Yucca Mountain into the nation's nuclear waste dump. Hanford nuclear waste limit in doubt despite voters' approval SEATTLE (AP) - Voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative to limit the amount of nuclear waste at the Hanford nuclear site, but opponents argued the measure's future remains in doubt. Labor department takes over Hanford medical payments The Department of Labor has taken over a program to pay workers at Hanford and other nuclear weapons sites for medical expenses and wages lost because of illnesses caused by exposure to any toxic substances. Russian researcher hands over plutonium found in dump MOSCOW (AP) - A former Russian nuclear physicist turned over 14 ounces of plutonium he found in a dump and then kept in his garage, a news agency said Tuesday. Now he finds himself facing possible criminal charges. Energy Department fights state fine at Hanford RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy and two contractors at the Hanford nuclear site have appealed a record $270,000 fine issued by the state of Washington last month. |
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