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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is evaluating complaints about alleged security lapses at Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant made by a Durham-based nuclear watchdog group, a spokesman of the federal agency said Tuesday. Born in race for A-bomb, relationship between U. of California, Los Alamos is renewed BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - The relationship between the University of California and Los Alamos National Laboratory began as a wartime affair conducted against the tense backdrop of the race to finish an atomic bomb. University of California wins contract to manage Los Alamos WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The University of California triumphed over rivals Lockheed Martin and the University of Texas by winning a new contract to manage the troubled Los Alamos National Laboratory, which UC has run uncontested for more than six decades. UC keeps contact to run Los Alamos National Laboratory WASHINGTON - The University of California will continue its 62-year run at the helm of Los Alamos National Laboratory. UC, Bechtel win contract to run los alamos WASHINGTON -- The University of California shrugged off scandal and congressional skepticism Thursday and won another chance to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory. Rocky 63-year relationship for a university and its nuke lab BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - The relationship between the University of California and the Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab began as a wartime affair conducted against the tense backdrop of the race to finish an atomic bomb. University of California retains Los Alamos management contract LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Despite a string of security lapses and allegations of fraud and mismanagement, the University of California has been awarded the contract to continue managing the Los Alamos laboratory that built the atomic bomb, the Energy Department said Wednesday. University of California keeps Los Alamos LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - The University of California has retained the contract to manage the troubled Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Energy Department announced Wednesday. Hanford official taking new job Ed Aromi, the president of the Hanford contractor in charge of the nuclear reservation's tank farms, has taken another job within the CH2M Hill corporation. Decision on Los Alamos expected today The wait to find out who will run Los Alamos National Laboratory is almost over. Gregoire's proposal includes science lab; Pullman work would support efforts of WSU Tri-Cities lab OLYMPIA - A construction plan proposed Tuesday by Gov. Christine Gregoire would allow Washington State University to build a Pullman science lab that would support work at a bioproducts lab already planned for WSU Tri-Cities. Congress elects not to make further cuts in Hanford plant funding YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Congress has decided not to reduce funding by an additional $100 million for a waste-treatment plant at the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to Rep. Doc Hastings, whose district includes the south-central Washington site. Energy Department fines Hanford contractor $206,000 YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy has fined Fluor Hanford Inc., the primary cleanup contractor at the Hanford nuclear reservation, $206,250 for violating the department's nuclear safety requirements. Explosion in smelter at Russian nuclear plant kills one, injures two ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - An explosion at a Russian nuclear power plant complex killed one worker and badly hurt two others, but Russia's nuclear agency said Friday no reactors were affected. 'Splash' of molten metal at Russian nuclear plant kills one ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Hundreds of pounds of molten metal splashed from a smelter at a Russian nuclear power plant, killing one worker and severely injuring two others, a scientist and the federal nuclear agency said Friday. The accident did not affect reactors, the agency said. Europe increasingly uneasy with U.S. nukes on its soil LONDON - The Cold War may have ended 15 years ago, but some of its most destructive relics - hundreds of American nuclear bombs - are still deployed around Europe despite growing opposition by European lawmakers. Third utility abandons proposed nuclear waste facility in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A third utility in the Private Fuel Storage consortium has announced it will withhold future support of the nuclear waste storage site proposed for western Utah. Nevada, Utah lawmakers back plan for onsite nuclear waste storage WASHINGTON (AP) - Nevada and Utah lawmakers jointly introduced legislation Wednesday to store nuclear waste at reactor sites where it is produced. IsoRay seals deal to test production at Idaho reactor IsoRay Medical Inc. made official Wednesday its plan to test the feasibility of producing cancer-fighting medical isotopes at a federal reactor in Idaho. Big step in science field; CBC opens Center for Laboratory Sciences Becky Thompson has gone from washing laboratory beakers and other lab dishes for her work-study job at Columbia Basin College to getting her boots muddy in a post-Katrina New Orleans, where she collected and helped test air samples. NASA scientist speaks today at Hanford Neil Gehrels, a scientist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will give a free talk at 10 a.m. today on astrophysical short gamma-ray bursts. Ecology official named nuclear waste manager Jane Hedges has been named nuclear waste program manager for the Washington State Department of Ecology effective Jan. 3. Iran invites U.S. to bid on constructing nuclear power plants TEHRAN, Iran - Iran opened the door Sunday for U.S. help in building a nuclear power plant - a move designed to ease American suspicions that Tehran is using its nuclear program as a cover to build atomic weapons. PFS loses two support of two members for nuke dump WASHINGTON (AP) - Two members of a company seeking to build a temporary nuclear waste facility in Skull Valley, Utah, say they are suspending their financial support, causing some to question the future of the project. California wants Yucca refund WASHINGTON - California may ask the federal government to refund money that it has paid for Yucca Mountain, a request based on "uncertainty" surrounding the proposed nuclear waste repository. |
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