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Diversifying economy bodes well for Tri-Cities The Tri-Cities is being discovered as it moves away from a Hanford-based economy. Board says DOE reports too complex The Department of Energy and its contractors need to sharpen their writing skills, says the Hanford Advisory Board. Clinton, Obama urge Senate to shut door on nuclear waste site WASHINGTON — New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday declared themselves flatly opposed to building a nuclear waste repository in Nevada, a clear indication that the 2008 presidential election could end a 25-year effort to build the controversial dump. Panel calls to end GNEP The Department of Energy is moving too fast on research and development for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, a program that might bring major new processing facilities to Hanford, said a National Academy of Science report released Monday. Thousands of bats living underground at Hanford Hanford researchers twice have tried to count the bats that have made a home in an underground concrete structure near the Columbia River. Cantwell seeks hearing with DOE on PNNL A Washington senator has called for a federal hearing on the relationship of the Department of Energy and its national labs, including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. Science writers learn about east side Eastern Washington's wines, diverse landscapes and the intellectual horsepower associated with Washington's universities and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory wowed some of the nation's science journalists this week. Murray rips program for ill workers Ill Hanford workers and their families are waiting too long for compensation and not being given enough information about their claims in a federal program, said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tuesday. 'Mythbusters' test really bugged 'em: Discovery Channel Show seeks to determine if cockroaches could survive a nuclear holocaust After a nuclear holocaust, would cockroaches really be the last creatures standing? Congress OKs new rules for payments Congress has agreed to ease compensation rules for early Hanford workers who developed a wide range of cancers. Jet encounter is test exercise Two military fighter jets escorted two small planes from an area over Hanford on Thursday morning during a drill, startling Hanford workers. Hanford briefs Fluor receives awardfor cleanup work Firm wins radiation detection work Pasco-based Randolph Construction Services was selected recently as one of three small businesses nationwide to perform work to help prevent global trafficking in nuclear materials. Fundraising continues for $40.5M center Groundbreaking on the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center is still a while away, but that doesn't mean nothing is getting done. Decision on ill Hanford workers to take time, panel says A federal advisory board began considering a recommendation Thursday to ease requirements for compensating ill Hanford workers. Demand down, but still high, for tours Demand for tours of the Hanford nuclear reservation may have eased slightly, but they're still among the toughest tickets in town. Dr. Khaleel elected fellow Dr. Mohammed Khaleel of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering. Khaleel was recognized for his exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Federal agency: Some Hanford workers with cancer may get payments RICHLAND, Wash. - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has recommended that some Hanford workers exposed to radioactive americium or thorium in years past be automatically awarded $150,000 if they developed any of a wide range of cancers. Hanford work to continue under '07 budget The Department of Energy's fiscal year will end Sunday with no hope that Congress will have a Hanford budget in place. Government OKs health paymentsfor early workers The secretary of Health and Human Services has agreed that the earliest Hanford radiological workers should be automatically awarded $150,000 if they developed any of a broad range of cancers. 'Dark energy' still baffles astronomers WASHINGTON - Ten years ago, an unexpected astronomical discovery stunned the scientific world: Two rival teams of astrophysicists separately claimed that most of the universe is made of an invisible substance they called "dark energy." Only a tiny fraction, they said, consists of the ordinary atoms that make up stars, chairs and people. Agency calls for compensation for sick workers A federal review is recommending that some Hanford workers exposed to radioactive americium or thorium be automatically awarded $150,000 if they developed any of a wide range of cancers. Hanford subcontractors honored for leadership DOE drills to monitor chromium New monitoring wells being drilled near the horn of the Columbia River on the Hanford nuclear reservation should provide more answers on protecting the river from chromium. |
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