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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Budget cuts threaten work at leaking nuke tanks

Budget cuts threaten work at leaking nuke tanks

MiamiHerald.com -
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Federal budget cuts may disrupt efforts to close the radioactive waste tanks currently leaking at Hanford Nuclear Reservation and lead to layoffs or furloughs among workers there, officials said Tuesday. In a letter to Washington Gov. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/05/3268391/budget-cuts-threaten-work-at-leaking.html

Washington Nuclear-Waste Site Faces $171 Million in Cuts

Businessweek -
The Hanford reservation in Washington state, which stores six tanks leaking radioactive waste, could face furloughs or layoffs of more than 4,700 workers under $171 million in U.S. budget cuts, the Energy Department said today. While the Energy Department ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-03-05/washington-nuclear-waste-site-faces-171-million-in-cuts

Gov. Inslee touring Hanford reservation Wednesday

The Seattle Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
E-mail article. Print. Gov. Inslee touring Hanford reservation Wednesday. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee plans to tour the Hanford nuclear reservation on Wednesday with officials from the Energy Department and state Ecology Department. The Associated Press ...http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020485977_apwahanfordleak.html

A look back at a nuclear facility with fresh leaks

CBS News - ‎Mar 3, 2013‎
Most people think "Chernobyl" when it comes to nuclear disaster sites. But outside of Russia, the most contaminated nuclear site in the world is right here on the beautiful Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. At Hanford Nuclear Facility in Washington State, ...http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57572228-10391709/a-look-back-at-a-nuclear-facility-with-fresh-leaks/

Sequester cuts to hit Hanford nuclear reservation hard, Department of Energy says

OregonLive.com -
Federal sequestration budget cuts will require a $171 million decrease in funding for contractors at the Hanford nuclear reservation this fiscal year, the Department of Energy estimated today. The cut could also result in furloughs or layoffs for more than 4,700 ...http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/sequester_cuts_to_hit_hanford.html

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