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Tests Planned on Idaho Nuclear Waste Treatment Component
Tests Planned on Idaho Nuclear Waste Treatment Component
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say a small-scale version of a key component of an eastern Idaho radioactive waste treatment facility that has so far failed to operate will be tested in Colorado. The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said Engineers at Hazen Research near Denver in January will start testing a smaller replica of the primary reaction vessel that's part of the $600 million
Washington State Seeks to Protect Nuclear Plant Workers
Washington State Seeks to Protect Nuclear Plant Workers
SPOKANE  (AP) — Washington state wants a federal judge to issue an injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor to take steps to protect workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The Tri-City Herald reports that from January through July, Hanford workers reported suspicious smells or symptoms that indicate exposure to chemical vapors...
Hanford Contractor Eligible for $18.8M in Incentives
Hanford Contractor Eligible for $18.8M in Incentives
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A Hanford Nuclear Reservation contractor is eligible to receive $18.8 million in incentive pay from the U.S. Department of Energy for its work last year, but the money has not been paid because of a dispute. Mission Support Alliance earned 89 percent of the $21 million in incentive pay possible for the fiscal year that ended September 2015...

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