New energy secretary’s commitment to Hanford site cleanup questioned by Sen. Cantwell
Cantwell also voted against advancing his nomination out of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 15 for ...
Trump’s new energy secretary’s squishy responses on Hanford cause for concern | Editorial
He has an opportunity to send a powerful message that America’s energy future includes an unwavering commitment to cleaning ...
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Residents tire of talk, demand action on Hanford
Today, an estimated 56 million gallons of radioactive waste remains at Hanford, much of it in storage tanks that are known to be leaking. Considering that the site sits near the Columbia River, about ...
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Hanford nuclear site contractor dinged $10.2M for claims of some ‘excessively’ idle workers
The Hanford nuclear site contractor responsible for radioactive waste tanks for more than 16 years has lost $10.2 million in potential pay after claims that workers were too often idle because ...
‘Outright hostility.’ 100s of fed workers fear for their jobs at contaminated WA nuclear site
It’s been called the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere. And among those proposed for cuts are engineers who ...
Musk waging an 'all-out assault' on the federal workforce, Sen. Patty Murray says
"The American government is not Twitter," Murray said on a press call Tuesday. "You can't just run around breaking things and ...
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AI’s Energy Demands Threaten a Nuclear Waste Nightmare
Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft executives should instead take a deep breath and begin reevaluating their options. Do they ...
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‘Outright hostility.’ 100s of fed workers fear for their jobs at contaminated WA nuclear site
The mood around Department of Energy offices in Richland is grim as Elon Musk reportedly plans to eliminate half of the federal jobs across the nation as part of his Department of Government ...