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The Department of Energy needs more information to make sure its leak-prone underground tanks will last as long as they are needed to store radioactive waste, according to a report to Congress by the Government Accountability Office. GAO looks at DOE pension, retirement benefits Hanford is one of the two Department of Energy nuclear cleanup sites with employee benefits more than 5 percent higher than comparable organizations, according to the Government Accountability Office. 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. Small firms, minorities should look to DOE Chambers of commerce and other civic groups need to do more to educate small-business owners and minority entrepreneurs about opportunities with the U.S. Department of Energy, a federal official told a Tri-City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce audience Wednesday. Planning under way for Hanford transition The Department of Energy has told CH2M Hill Hanford Group and Fluor Hanford to prepare transition plans to turn work over to potential new contracting groups. DOE names assistant manager for tank farms The Department of Energy has named Stacy Charboneau as assistant manager for tank farms at Hanford's Office of River Protection. Rattlesnake decision may hurt Benton County communications The Department of Energy's decision to order all private occupants off Rattlesnake Mountain could create a big gap in Benton County's emergency communications system that would cost about $2 million to fix, according to county commissioners. Sen. Murray rebukes DOE over Hanford budget The federal government is playing with fire by underfunding the Hanford budget for next year, an annoyed Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said at a congressional hearing Wednesday. DOE budget falls short of required funding for Hanford cleanup work The Department of Energy's planned spending at Hanford over the next decade would fall $8 billion short of paying for legally required environmental cleanup work, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Hanford Advisory Board wants technology forum resumed The Department of Energy should reinstate forums for discussing new technology at Hanford and other nuclear sites to improve cleanup and cut costs, says the Hanford Advisory Board. Tribes seek to preserve Rattlesnake site PORTLAND -- Tribal concerns and the need to spend Hanford cleanup dollars on the Rattlesnake Mountain road led to a decision to end private use of the mountain, according to the Department of Energy. Hanford negotiations avert possible lawsuit A lawsuit to force the Department of Energy to clean up Hanford is not likely, said Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday. Hanford vit plant subcontractor Intermech recognized for safety by DOE Intermech, a subcontractor at Hanford's vitrification plant, has become the first construction subcontractor nationwide to receive the Department of Energy's highest safety recognition. Tech list for Hanford cleanup released by DOE The Department of Energy has developed a list of new technologies it believes are needed to efficiently clean up Cold War nuclear waste at Hanford and other sites. Evicting tenants part of DOE preservation plan The future of Rattlesnake Mountain was set in 1999 when a decision was made based on a comprehensive land-use study to manage the mountain for preservation, according to the Department of Energy. DOE to evict tenants The Department of Energy has notified 12 agencies, including the nonprofit that owns the Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory, that they must move from the mountain. DOE budget request $1.1B short The Department of Energy budget request for Hanford and other nuclear waste sites is $1.1 billion short, said senators in an appeal Wednesday to the Senate Budget Committee. NRC to review details of DOE regs for vit plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans a meeting Wednesday to tell the public about its upcoming review of the Department of Energy's regulatory processes for the Hanford vitrification plant. K Basin delays result in fine: Environmental Protection Agency fines DOE $75,000 The Environmental Protection Agency fined the Department of Energy $75,000 over delays in cleaning up Hanford's leak-prone K EastBasin. DOE audit finds degrees from diploma mills The Department of Energy is tightening controls over tuition reimbursements after finding some Hanford employees were reimbursed for receiving degrees from suspected Internet diploma mills. DOE honors Hanford project With work well under way on decontaminating Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant, managers are expecting that project to proceed as smoothly as the plant's plutonium stabilization and packaging project. |
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