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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 park bill passes Senate committee

A bill that would create a new national park that would include Hanford’s historic B Reactor will advance to the full Senate.
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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.
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Former Hanford worker won't receive part of timecard fraud settlement

A former Hanford worker convicted of timecard fraud will not receive any money from a settlement with the government, U.S. Judge Lonny Suko ruled Monday.
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Hanford Health and Safety Expo runs Tuesday, Wednesday

The popular free Hanford Health and Safety Expo is back for the 19th year from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Hanford Reach campaign recalls Rosie with 'We Can Do It' theme

RICHLAND -- Hanford Reach Interpretive Center leaders are taking inspiration from one of the most recognized figures of World War II -- Rosie the Riveter -- for their new fundraising campaign.
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Man gets probation, fine for concealing Hanford kickbacks

An employee of a former Hanford supplier was sentenced in federal court Thursday to three months probation and a $500 fine for concealing and failing to report kickbacks given to Hanford purchasers.
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Report says better system for cost estimates would have prevented DOE problems

A better system for cost estimating might have helped prevent Department of Energy problems such as the tripling of the price tag for Hanford's vitrification plant, according to the Government Accountability Office.