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PNNL, Hanford workers assigned to tornado relief

The two-mile wide path of the tornado through Moore, Okla., looked like a garbage disposal had been at work, grinding up houses, said Jim Spracklen of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in a phone call from near the disaster area Thursday.

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Energy secretary says Hanford cleanup is moral obligation

The Department of Energy has a moral and legal obligation to clean up Hanford, Ernest Moniz told DOE employees on his second day as energy secretary.
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Richland's Fluor awarded for community service

Fluor Federal Services in Richland has been given the 2013 Community Service Award for Continuous Commitment to Education by the Association of Washington Business.
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Huge vault to be moved at Hanford

Washington Closure Hanford is preparing for one of its largest and most challenging lifts -- hoisting an underground vault weighing an estimated 1,100 tons.
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Moniz: Liquefied natural gas exports on hold until data reviewed

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices.
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National Labor Relations Board to issue complaint against Hanford conractors

The National Labor Relations Board is preparing to issue a complaint on contractor actions during union negotiations with the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council.
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No furloughs for vit plant workers during July

Workers at the Hanford vitrification plant will not be furloughed for a week in July, they were told Friday.
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B Reactor bill passes Senate committee

Hanford's B Reactor is another step closer to being part of a new national park.
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Richland nuclear plant oversight returns to routine level

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ending its increased oversight of Energy Northwest's nuclear power plant near Richland, it said in a letter released Wednesday.
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Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief

Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary.
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Committee approves DOE budget request

A Department of Energy request that could prevent furloughs at the Hanford vitrification plant has received the final congressional committee approval it needed.