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YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Workers at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site have resumed work to retrieve radioactive and hazardous waste from underground tanks, nearly a year after a spill and technological glitches prompted a work stoppage. Official: US has to stop the nuclear black market WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is not doing enough to buy uranium and plutonium on the black market and keep it out of the hands of terrorists, criminals and rogue states, the Energy Department's top intelligence official said Monday. Historic photos show a time before Hanford The go-to man at Hanford for historic photos is Dan Ostergaard. Nuclear ring reportedly had weapon design WASHINGTON (AP) - An international smuggling ring may have secretly shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with Iran, North Korea and other rogue countries, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Hanford worker dies day before ruling in lawsuit A worker who was splashed with radioactive waste at Hanford in 2002 died this week of cancer, a day before a court ruling in his lawsuit against a Hanford contractor. Federal officials to inspect plutonium spill at Boulder lab BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Federal regulators will inspect a Boulder laboratory where 22 workers were exposed to radioactive particles from a glass vial that cracked and spilled a tiny amount of plutonium. Comment period on importing nuclear waste from Italy ends SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A proposal to import nuclear waste from Italy for disposal in Utah drew nearly 4,000 public comments by the deadline Tuesday, signaling an unprecedented amount of opposition for an import license. Another fine issued over tank spill CH2M Hill Hanford Group will spend $30,800 to resolve a new fine issued by the Environmental Protection Agency against the Department of Energy and its contractor for delays in notification of a radioactive tank waste spill last summer. Hanford board requests budget increase The Hanford Advisory Board is asking the Department of Energy for a larger budget in fiscal year 2010 after having to suspend operations before recent fiscal years ended because of a lack of money. Ground-breaking set for 2 PNNL facilities Officials will break ground on two large construction projects valued at $75 million this week at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in north Richland. Hanford contractor gets another fine for tank spill YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - The government imposed another fine Monday for a spill of radioactive and hazardous waste last summer at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site. Hanford Advisory Board calls for uniform safety procedure training Uniform safety training and procedures across the Hanford nuclear reservation could make it a safer place to work, the Hanford Advisory Board said in advice to the Department of Energy. DOE fines CH2M Hill $302,500 for tank spill at Hanford The Department of Energy is fining CH2M Hill Hanford Group $302,500 for safety violations related to last summer's spill of radioactive waste at the Hanford tank farms. B Reactor program nominated for honor A program about Hanford's B Reactor produced by the Hanford Communities and Lockheed Martin will compete for a regional Emmy Award on Saturday. Agencies optimistic for resolution on cleanup The agencies negotiating major changes to the Tri-Party Agreement for Hanford cleanup are "cautiously optimistic" their talks will result in a resolution, said Erik Olds of the Department of Energy, speaking for the three agencies Thursday. He provided an update to the Hanford Advisory Board. Top Air Force officials out over mishandling of nuclear materials WASHINGTON - In an extraordinary indication of concern about the handling of the nation's nuclear arsenal, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Thursday forced the top civilian and military leaders of the Air Force to resign and appointed a former secretary of defense to devise new ways to better guard nuclear weapons. More ill workers may be paid The secretary of Health and Human Services has approved loosening the Report criticizes loss of medical isotopes Department of Energy plans to dispose of uranium 233 could rob the nation of an important source of isotopes for medical and scientific research, according to a report by the DOE Office of Inspector General. PNNL chemist honored Pacific Northwest National Laboratory chemist Julia Laskin has received the Biemann Medal, the highest honor granted to a young scientist by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Senate approves money for Hanford cleanup The U.S. Senate approved the 2009 federal budget resolution 48-45 on Wednesday that included additional money for cleanup at Hanford and other Department of Energy sites. Nevada says files challenge against nuclear dump license LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Bush administration bid to win Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval for a national nuclear waste dump outside Las Vegas was challenged Wednesday by Nevada as too little and six years too late. Idaho company announces plan for depleted uranium plant BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A tiny eastern Idaho company said Wednesday it plans to build a plant to make useful industrial gases out of waste from commercial uranium enrichment facilities like the one France's Areva NC Inc. plans to build near Idaho Falls. Feds seeks public comments on uranium tailings transport MOAB, Utah (AP) - The U.S. Energy Department wants to hear public opinion about the best way to move 16 million tons of uranium tailings. Slovenia nuclear plant shut down after water leak LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia shut down the reactor at its only nuclear power plant after a water leak Wednesday, but the country's atomic watchdog agency said there was no danger to people or the environment. IsoRay buying back 1M shares of stock IsoRay Inc. is buying back up to a million shares of the company's common stock. |
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