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Three workers at a Richland plant have been treated for radioactive contamination, possibly because of radioactive waste on the outside of a drum. Battelle scientist dies on trip to Tennessee A longtime Battelle scientist who also owned Seth Ryan Winery died this week while in Tennessee. Hanford Advisory Board chooses new leader HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The Hanford Advisory Board picked Susan Leckband as its new chairwoman Thursday as it met in Oregon. Incident at Areva being probed The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating the exposure of a worker to a release of hydrogen fluoride vapor within the Areva NP plant in Richland. Generating station has shutdown The Columbia Generating Station finished a record run of 486 days, generating more than $486 million worth of power before shutting down early Tuesday. Consultant to begin collecting exhibits for Reach visitors center Plans for the Hanford Reach interpretive center are moving forward inch by inch. Hanford contracts requests due soon Three draft requests for proposals for new prime contracts at Hanford should be released in a matter of weeks, said Jack Surash, head of contracting for the Department of Energy's nuclear cleanup programs. 3 nominated to head up Hanford Advisory Board The Hanford Advisory Board is scheduled to choose a new leader at its November meeting next week as the current chairman reaches the term limit set by the board's charter. Hanford contracts requests due soon Three draft requests for proposals for new prime contracts at Hanford should be released in a matter of weeks, said Jack Surash, head of contracting for the Department of Energy's nuclear cleanup programs. Worker complaints draw changes Ex-official Grumbly speaks on vit, DOE A former top-level Department of Energy official predicted more struggles ahead for Hanford's $12.2 billion vitrification plant at a Wednesday lecture at Washington State University Tri-Cities. Waste treatment firm may be sold; Nuvotec, responsible for some Hanford waste cleanup work, to be bought by Perma-Fix Questions dominate Hanford meeting Public voice concerns at Hanford meeting Keith Klein, one of the co-managers of the Hanford nuclear reservation, got an addition to his wardrobe Tuesday night: a bright yellow T-shirt covered with some of the names of the Hanford workers shut out of the Hanford pension plan. New Mexico to accept nuclear waste with more contamination The state of New Mexico has agreed to allow waste with greater levels of radioactive contamination to be disposed of at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad than the Department of Energy repository has so far accepted. Hanford symposium set at WSU Tri-Cities Tom Grumbly, a Department of Energy undersecretary during the Clinton administration, will visit the Tri-Cities to discuss Hanford and its future Oct. 25. DOE won't appeal fine for waste handling The Department of Energy has dropped its two-year-old appeal of a $270,000 fine over handling of radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation. Hanford subcontractor sets up college scholarship program Hanford subcontractor EnergySolutions is betting that awarding college scholarships early in students' high school years can encourage them to pursue math, engineering and science careers. Senate hopefuls differ on future of Hanford site Republican Mike McGavick said he'd support moving forward with the Bush Administration's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership - hoping a role for Hanford would be in store - while Sen. Maria Cantwell was noncommittal Thursday during a meeting with the Tri-City Herald's editorial board. Experts to consult on 'near misses' Washington Closure Hanford had another "near miss" electrical accident this week, less than a month after the Department of Energy proposed reducing the contractor's pay because of electrical safety problems. Group awards IsoRay $1.4 million loan IsoRay was awarded a $1.4 million loan on Monday from the Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund Committee. B Reactor roof construction delayed until next summer Washington Closure Hanford has postponed work to put a new roof on Hanford's historic B Reactor until next summer. Wave of the future In the desert north of Richland, scientists are betting their careers that a new field of science will be born, changing the way we see the universe. Egypt working on nuclear energy program CAIRO, Egypt - Determined to lead the Arab world into the nuclear club, Egypt is working on a nuclear energy program intended to reduce the country's dependency on oil. Bill would speed up Nevada storage of nuclear waste WASHINGTON - A leading Senate player on nuclear waste introduced legislation Wednesday that could accelerate by five years or more the removal of spent fuel rods accumulating at commercial power plants. |
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