Hanford news
HAMTC worries bill could erode Hanford worker safety
Hard-won safety protections for Hanford workers could be lost under a bill the U.S. House may consider today, according to the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council.
Hanford news
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BUSINESS
Energy Northwest's nuclear fuel buy deal is set
Energy Northwest has reached a deal with the Department of Energy and other organizations for a fuel purchase planned to save Northwest ratepayers money and keep about 1,000 people employed for the next year at a uranium enrichment plant in Paducah, Ky.
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ENERGY NORTHWEST
Energy Northwest, DOE complete $711M fuel purchase deal
Energy Northwest, DOE, the Tennessee Valley Authority and U.S. Enrichment Corp. have reached agreement on a $711 million deal for DOE's stored depleted uranium. The uranium will be enriched at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
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HANFORD NEWS
Energy Northwest producing less chemical waste
Energy Northwest has been dropped from a large waste generator to a medium one, meaning it now produces less hazardous waste.
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HANFORD NEWS
80,000 expected for Hanford health and safety expo in Pasco
A crowd approaching 80,000 is expected for the popular Hanford Health and Safety Expo on Tuesday and Wednesday at TRAC in Pasco.
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HANFORD NEWS
Last massive door delivered to vit plant
The last massive door designed to act as a radiation shield has been delivered to the Hanford vitrification plant.
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HANFORD NEWS
Asbestos levels at Hanford tested OK
Sampling to check for asbestos has been completed at Hanford with none detected at levels believed to affect worker health, according to the Department of Energy.
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HANFORD NEWS
Ecology releases draft of state permit for Hanford
The Washington State Department of Ecology has released a 16,000-page draft for public comment of the first reissue of the state's full Hanford permit since 1994.
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HANFORD NEWS
Boaters to see more natural shoreline near N Reactor
Boaters downstream from the Vernita Bridge on the Columbia River this summer will see a shoreline that's starting to look like it did decades ago.
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BECHTEL NATIONAL
Vit plant reaches safe work milestone
Employees and subcontractors at the Hanford vitrification plant have worked 11 million hours without an injury that caused a lost day of work.
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MISSION SUPPORT ALLIANCE
MSA workers donate 1,000 books for kids
Mission Support Alliance employees collected and donated more than 1,000 children’s books today to the Children’s Reading Foundation of Mid-Columbia.








