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Phil Rasch is a thoughtful guy with unruly hair and a quick smile who's at home in the clouds -- pondering the chemistry behind cloud formation and translating it into atmospheric models. Study dismisses Hanford B Reactor for national park HANFORD — A draft National Park Service study on preserving Hanford's historic B Reactor looks at several options but dismisses the possibility of making the reactor directly part of the national park system. Hanford tank contractor donates to colleges HANFORD — Washington River Protection Solutions is donating $500,000 over two years to help Washington State University Tri-Cities and Columbia Basin College bolster science, technology, engineering and math offerings and provide student scholarships. Keep Hanford land options open, Doc Hastings says The federal government needs to keep all options open and prevent land from being locked up as cleanup is completed on parts of the Hanford nuclear reservation, Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., said Thursday. US, allies warn of new Iran sanctions UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States, Britain and France warned Thursday that Iran risks increased sanctions unless it immediately complies with a series of Security Council resolutions regarding its nuclear program. NKorea says it understands need for nuclear talks BEIJING (AP) - North Korea said Friday it will work with the United States to resolve unspecified differences remaining after rare high-level talks with President Barack Obama's envoy aimed at restarting international nuclear negotiations. Hanford contract award for lab protested - Contract winner was first business to operate 222-S lab A protest has been lodged in the Department of Energy's $48.6 million award to Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International to operate Hanford's 222-S Laboratory. 1,700 scientists in Britain back global warming science LONDON (AP) - Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday. Senior US envoy held 'candid' talks with North Korea on nuclear disarmament SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Barack Obama's envoy on North Korea said Thursday that officials in Pyongyang agreed on the need to resume nuclear disarmament talks but did not say when they would return to the negotiating table. World powers could hold Iran nuclear program meeting next week BRUSSELS (AP) - World powers trying to end a standoff over Iran's nuclear program are weighing whether to meet next week to discuss tougher measures, a European Union official said Thursday as Russia reiterated its reluctance to agree to new sanctions. Energy Northwest lab wins accreditation Energy Northwest's Standards Laboratory has completed its first reassessment by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. Funds for Hanford wasted, list says; Sen. Murray comes to defense of spending on nuclear site cleanup The nearly $2 billion in stimulus money being spent on environmental cleanup at the Hanford nuclear reservation made a list of questionable spending released Tuesday by Republican Sen. John McCain. Kiosk to provide info on Hanford performance An information kiosk providing updates on Hanford nuclear reservation environmental compliance and performance is on display at the Hanford Technical Library. Sen. John McCain blasts Hanford spending as wasteful WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain put four projects in Washington on his list of 100 he sees wasting federal stimulus money. Hubble spies never-before-seen galaxies WASHINGTON (AP) - The refurbished Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the oldest galaxies yet, scientists reported Tuesday. Iran claims newly built UN observatory to detect nuclear explosions near its border is for spying TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran claimed Wednesday that a newly built U.N. station to detect nuclear explosions was set up near its border so that world powers could spy on the country, an accusation that underscored the growing bitterness in Tehran's relations with the West. US assures NKorea of 'robust' direct talks channel if it rejoins six-nation nuclear negotiations SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States assured North Korea of "a robust channel" for direct talks if it rejoins six-nation nuclear negotiations, as a senior U.S. envoy was in Pyongyang on Wednesday to try to salvage the stalled international talks. A look at North Korea's nuclear program: REACTORS: 5-megawatt facility in Yongbyon capable of producing plutonium, which can be weaponized to make nuclear bombs, was shut down in July 2007 as part of a disarmament-for-aid deal. In April, North Korea said it would restart its atomic program and reprocess spent fuel rods. Hanford groundwater cleanup work gets award A multi-agency team working on ground water cleanup in central Hanford has won the 2009 Excellence in Hazardous Materials Management Award. PNNL poster girl: WSU Tri-Cities student wins national award for poster illustrating her lab research The poster Kristen Meyer created didn't have a trace of glitter or construction paper. Judge rules against union, officers in discrimination suits A federal judge ruled Friday against a union local and its officers in their discrimination lawsuits against related labor organizations. Demolition of first processing canyon begins Work is under way at Hanford to prepare the first huge processing canyon in the Department of Energy's nationwide nuclear weapons complex for demolition. Last of high-security nuclear material gone from Hanford's PFP The last of the nuclear materials requiring high security has been removed from Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant. Enron settlement goes to Battelle, Mid-Columbia utilities It's payback time for Enron's price gouging as millions of dollars from a settlement are being used to help homeowners and businesses, in part through a Battelle program in Richland. Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium to higher level TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday it will enrich uranium to a higher level on its own, the latest indication the country was rejecting a U.N.-backed proposal aimed at thwarting any effort by Tehran to make material for a nuclear weapon. |
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