THE EXPOSED: Sick Oak Ridge Nuclear Workers Detail Frustrations on Vimeo
During an interview for our documentary "The Exposed," three former Oak Ridge nuclear workers spoke of their frustrations with obtaining medical help and compensation through the U.S. Department of Labor, charged with helping such workers through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) -- working video clipsfilmed by Wes Rehberg, Wild Clearing
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Hanford News: Lockheed Martin secures $3 billion for Hanford contract
A team led by Lockheed Martin Integrated Technology has won a $3 billion contract to provide support services at the Hanford nuclear reservation for up to a decade, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday.
The winning team, a limited liability company called Mission Support Alliance, also includes Jacobs Engineering Group and Wackenhut Services.
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$4.8 million Hanford verdict award upheld
The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a $4.8 million verdict in favor of 11 pipefitters who claimed they were fired for raising safety concerns at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
The workers filed suit nine years ago against Fluor Federal Services of Richland, a contractor at the south-central Washington nuclear site. They claimed they were laid off after refusing orders to install a valve they believed was too weak for the job.
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The Washington Times Above the Law column: Yucca Mt. and DOE lawsuits
The (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 1--The federal government lost two lawsuits in August that illustrate the nation's struggle between needing nuclear energy but not really wanting it.
A federal appeals court in Washington ordered the Energy Department to pay two nuclear power plant operators damages that could run close to $200 million.
The Energy Department was required by contract with the plant operators to remove their nuclear waste for permanent storage or reprocessing, beginning Jan. 31, 1998.
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Gibbons Team Prevails In Class Action Suit Against Engineer
Accepting the arguments made by two Gibbons P.C. lawyers, a federal judge has dismissed a class action brought against a Pennsylvania engineering firm hired by the owners of a Reading, PA manufacturing plant to test air quality and beryllium levels at the plant. The lawsuit sought medical monitoring for thousands of local residents exposed to particles the plant emitted.
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Nuclear Shortcuts Exposed In U.S. Nuclear Fuel Facility
US regulators have ignored expert safety advice in an attempt to cut corners and fast track the completion of a $4 billion nuclear fuel facility currently under construction near Aiken, South Carolina.
The accusation is reported in the September issue of The Chemical Engineer magazine, published by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
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knoxnews.com |What to do with notorious White Oak Lake
Tomorrow's column will be about a tentative agreement to extend the deadline (now at 2016) for completing the Oak Ridge cleanup of the Dept. of Energy's Oak Ridge reservation.
One of the decisions yet to be made is what to do with White Oak Lake, which historically was used as a giant settling basin for ORNL's radioactive discharges before the water was released into the Clinch River and reservoirs beyond.
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YouTube - THE EXPOSED: Sick Oak Ridge nuclear workers detail frustrations
An interview with a three DOE workers and their struggle to find out the truth about radiation safety conditions.
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Senator blocking mercury proposal : Knoxville News Sentinel
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said he's all in favor of banning exports of mercury to help the environment, but not if it means shipping thousands of tons of the toxic metal to Oak Ridge and storing it here forever.
The Y-12 nuclear weapons plant already houses about 1,200 tons of mercury, left over from the plant's Cold War work on the hydrogen bomb, and Alexander said that's enough.
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knoxnews.com |Final cleanup of ORNL reactor on hold
The 1950s-era Tower Shielding Reactor was defueled a few years ago, and since then it's remained in a "surveillance and maintenance" mode.
There's no date yet for final cleanup, but DOE said it will be a part of the proposed Integrated Facilities Disposition Program, which still awaits funding.
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French firm rakes in TVA cash | Asheville Citizen-Times
Call it the French nuclear connection.
Electricity ratepayers’ dollars in Western North Carolina as well as federal tax money are increasingly going to a company owned largely by the French government: the nuclear power conglomerate AREVA.
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The company holds U.S. Department of Energy contracts for nuclear-related projects at major facilities such as Hanford, Wash., and Yucca Mountain, Nev., and others, including in Erwin, Tenn., and Aiken, S.C.
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French firm rakes in TVA cash | Asheville Citizen-Times
Call it the French nuclear connection.
Electricity ratepayers’ dollars in Western North Carolina as well as federal tax money are increasingly going to a company owned largely by the French government: the nuclear power conglomerate AREVA.
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The company holds U.S. Department of Energy contracts for nuclear-related projects at major facilities such as Hanford, Wash., and Yucca Mountain, Nev., and others, including in Erwin, Tenn., and Aiken, S.C.
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FR DOE: ROD Foreign research reactor spent nuclear fuel
Revised Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement on a Proposed Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel
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knoxnews.com | 100 tons of weapons material off the books
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced today that 100 tons of highly enriched uranium -- enough for about 2,200 nuclear bombs -- had been downblended over the past decade to eliminate its weapons capability. All told, the U.S. government has designated 217 tons of HEU as "excess" and scheduled for downblending.
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knoxnews.com | POGO questions new security policy at DOE nuke sites
The Project On Government Oversight said the Dept. of Energy is implementing a new policy on security requirements at its nuclear weapons facilities and that the plan -- known as Graded Security Protection -- will actually decrease the security requirements at some sites.
The new security policy, according to POGO, is replacing what was known as the Design Basis Threat, which set the standards for protection against terrorism. In a prepared statement, POGO exec director Danielle Brian said, "One thing we don't understand is why different sites need different requirements if they are guarding the same thing: highly enriched uranium or plutonium."
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Barnett: What reviving Cold War will end up costing us: Knoxville News Sentinel
The West's re-demonization of Russia is in full swing, with aging advocates barely able to conceal their glee in resurrecting the "good old days." It's a sad commentary on our grand strategic thinking that we so blithely add back the Cold War to our already full plate of global security interests.
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Hanford News: Areva to add uranium recovery operation
Areva plans to add newly developed technology to its Richland plant to remove valuable enriched uranium from waste produced there and from waste shipped from other nuclear producers to the plant.
The new technology to recover enriched uranium is a "green process" that relies on a form of carbon dioxide, Areva said.
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New SRS contractor announces six senior manager changes 082108 - The Augusta Chronicle
Savannah River Site’s new contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, has recruited six new senior managers who are coming from positions within Fluor Daniel, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Rich Slocum, the new vice president of site infrastructure and project support services, previously served as vice president of closure services and infrastructure for Fluor Hanford in Richland, Wash.
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‘Major' waterline break at Y-12 plant confirmed - Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridger
Officials at the Y-12 National Security Complex confirmed Wednesday that they are assessing the cleanup of a World War II-era facility as a result of a major waterline break that occurred on Saturday.
In response to a request for information on the incident, Y-12 spokeswoman Ellen Boatner provided The Oak Ridger with the following statement Wednesday afternoon: "While potable water did overflow into the East Fork Poplar Creek, no permit violations have been detected and there are no impacts to aquatic life."
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Hanford employees fired over alleged fraud | Tri-City Herald
Fluor Hanford has fired three employees it believes are linked to the misuse of a federal government credit card issued for work at the Hanford nuclear reservation.
A single card was used to make fraudulent purchases over at least the past four years, according to a memo sent by Fluor Hanford President Con Murphy to employees Wednesday. Just one person was allowed to sign on the card.
The purchases included tools and electronic equipment, said Fluor spokeswoman Judy Connell.
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