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Workers have begun installing massive shield doors at the Hanford vitrification plant's Pretreatment Facility. PNNL wins awards for clean energy work Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has received two Excellence in Technology Awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for its work to commercialize technologies that create clean energy. CH2M Hill makes top 100 best employer list CH2M Hill has made Fortune magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the fourth time. Federal government responds in Hanford lawsuit The Department of Justice’s initial response to the state of Washington’s lawsuit against the Department of Energy over Hanford cleanup says the federal government cannot be held liable for deadlines that have not been missed. Speakers say DOE will continue to be good source for jobs Department of Energy work should continue to be a good source of jobs and subcontracts for small businesses, according to speakers at the Tri-City Development Council’s Regional Economic Outlook conference Wednesday in Pasco. Unused Hanford weapons audited Hanford is among the Department of Energy sites found to have unused weapons that weren't given to other federal programs that could have used them, said a new audit by the DOE Office of Inspector General. Hanford cleanup bill advances in Senate The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved its portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, including $6.4 billion for cleanup at Hanford and other Department of Energy nuclear weapons sites. PNNL work to be featured on cable TV Work done at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland will be among projects featured on a show on the National Geographic Channel. Lockheed Martin contract could affect Hanford, Tri-Cities A new Lockheed Martin contract from the Department of Energy that's valued at up to $5 billion could bring work to the Tri-City area. PNNL travels globe for nuclear detection research Work to better detect the detonation of nuclear weapons is providing a side benefit for a group of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers. Senate bill includes $6.4B for nuclear cleanup The Senate version of the national economic recovery package includes $6.4 billion to be spent at Hanford and other nuclear weapons cleanup sites, thanks to the efforts of Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Found plutonium reveals clues to T Plant's first run Nuclear archaeology has solved the mystery of a jug of plutonium that was found sealed inside a safe dug up as workers cleaned up an early Hanford burial ground. Emptying of Hanford tanks resumes Retrieval of radioactive waste resumed at Hanford on Thursday, as the new tank farm contractor began pumping radioactive waste from one of the nuclear reservation's oldest underground tanks. PNNL works on protection Firefighters, police and others who are the first on the scene in terrorist events should be better protected thanks to work at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DOE extends Fluor Hanford contract 6 months The Department of Energy has extended Fluor Hanford's contract to provide support services at Hanford until July 15. EPA names acting Hanford project boss Rich Campbell has been named the acting Hanford project manager for the Environmental Protection Agency. Hanford Cleanup bills differ by $5.5B The House version of an economic stimulus bill would include $500 million in additional funding for cleanup of Hanford and other Cold War nuclear weapon sites, far less than the $6 billion being pushed in the Senate. $2.9M Hanford contract awarded to Colorado firm Washington Closure Hanford has given a cleanup subcontract worth $2.9 million to Foothills Environmental Inc., a small, Hispanic-owned business in Golden, Colo. Sen. Murray proposes billions in federal funds for nuclear site cleanup Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is proposing that $6 billion to $7 billion be included in a national economic recovery package for cleanup work at Hanford and other Department of Energy nuclear sites. Chu supports efforts to speed waste cleanup WASHINGTON -- Though he didn't know all the details, Secretary of Energy-Designate Steven Chu told a Senate committee Tuesday that the federal government has a "legal and moral" obligation to clean up Hanford and other sites contaminated during 50 years of nuclear weapons production. STEM school gets official go-ahead PASCO -- A regional public high school focused on science, technology, engineering and math will open in the Tri-Cities this August. STEM school can start after Battelle's $1.2M donation TRI-CITIES -- Battelle is donating $1.2 million to help cover start-up and initial operating costs of a proposed regional public high school focused on science, technology, engineering and math. McChord nuclear team earns top rating McChord Air Force Base's 62nd Airlift Wing received the highest possible grade for its nuclear mission at the end of a nearly week-long inspection, the base announced Monday. Dade & Moeller & Assoc. get radioactive license Dade Moeller & Associates has received a radioactive materials license from Washington for its Richland facility. 212 Area Report: Tear down Hanford buildings A new report is recommending three of Hanford's oldest buildings that once were used to hold irradiated nuclear fuel be torn down and the soil beneath them be dug up. |
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