Fed workers in Tri-Cities lose jobs in 1st round of federal layoffs. Nuclear site impacted
Workers assigned to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, also lost their jobs, as well as employees of Bonneville Power Administration, she said. She suspects there have been hundreds of ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
Walla Walla Union Bulletin3dOpinion
Other Views: Residents tire of talk, demand Hanford action
More than 35 years after a Tri-Party Agreement was forged to promote cleanup at Eastern Washington’s Hanford site, the people ...
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Sweeping Layoffs at U.S. Department of Energy Under Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Energy has seen layoffs of 1,200 to 2,000 workers, impacting national labs, hydroelectric plants, and ...
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US Department of Energy Layoffs Affect National Security and Clean Energy Efforts
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has laid off 1,200 to 2,000 employees, impacting key offices, including the National ...
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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‘Outright hostility’: 100s of fed workers fear for their jobs at contaminated WA nuclear site
The DOE Hanford office has 303 workers who manage ... 13,000 contractor and subcontractor employees at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington. It’s been called the most contaminated ...
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‘Outright hostility.’ 100s of fed workers fear for their jobs at contaminated WA nuclear site
Hanford site crews prepare to install equipment in a radioactive waste storage tank to remove radioactive waste. Department of Energy “How is firing a nuclear safety engineer supposed to make ...
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Lewiston Tribune4dOpinion
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 ...