60 workers lose jobs at Hanford nuclear site. Here’s what is changing
A major Hanford nuclear site contractor for the ... workers finished filling the K West Reactor Basin with 6,500-cubic yards of concrete-like grout after it was emptied of water, eliminating ...
Take a look at huge nuclear submarine compartments’ journey to Tri-Cities resting place
Two more nuclear submarine reactor compartments were floated by barge through the Tri-Cities in October on their way to the Hanford nuclear site. The U.S. Navy does not make its shipment schedule ...
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The first nuclear reactor, explained
Toward that end, the Manhattan Project dismantled Chicago Pile-1 and rapidly moved to build larger reactors at Hanford, Washington and Oak Ridge, Tennessee to produce uranium and plutonium. The main ...
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U.S. government works to ‘cocoon’ old nuclear reactors
Cleanup of Hanford, which has about 11,000 employees ... DR Reactor, F Reactor, H Reactor, K-East Reactor, K-West Reactor, and N Reactor--were built from 1943 through 1965. They were constructed ...
Tri-City Herald1mon
New energy secretary’s commitment to Hanford site cleanup questioned by Sen. Cantwell
Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright has become the nation’s energy secretary, despite questions about his commitment to Hanford environmental cleanup raised by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
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Experts, WA reps question rationale for BPA and Hanford layoffs
The U.S. Department of Energy picked roughly 400 people to lay off at the Bonneville Power Administration, which masterminds ...
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New DOE assistant manager named for vit plant integration
Delmar Noyes has been named the Department of Energy assistant manager for the start up, commissioning and integration of the Hanford vitrification plant effective Nov. 12. He will support ...