Bechtel Incompetent To Complete Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Memo

 Bechtel Incompetent To Complete Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Memo
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More than 10 years and $12 billion into the job, Bechtel National Inc. has been described as incompetent to complete the nuclear waste treatment plant at Hanford, Wa., the nation's largest radioactive waste site, according to an internal Department of ...http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/08/29/bechtel-incompetent-to-complete-hanford-nuclear-waste-cleanup-doe-memo/

Federal memo criticizes nuclear cleanup contractor HeraldNet The memo raises more questions about a waste treatment plant project long viewed as critical to ridding the Pacific Northwest of pollutants left from decades of weapons production for the nation's nuclear arsenal, but one that has endured countless ...http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120828/NEWS03/708299854 In response to DOE memo, Bechtel confident of safe operation at vit plant Mid Columbia Tri City Herald Construction has ramped down at key parts of the plant now to resolve issues that include keeping high-level radioactive waste well mixed within the plant to prevent a nuclear reaction or buildup of flammable gases and to make sure the piping and ...http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/08/29/2078276/in-response-to-doe-memo-bechtel.html Design of Hanford cleanup questioned Crosscut The recent memo cites a series of reasons for an erosion of confidence in the design work by the contractor in charge of building a radioactive waste glassification plant at Hanford. Another independent contractor should be put in charge on designing ...http://crosscut.com/2012/08/28/hanford/110266/Hanford-memo-stang/