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Parts of Hanford nuclear waste site have not been inspected in 50 years

February 22, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Yet again, Parts of Hanford nuclear waste site have not been inspected in 50 years The former defense site in Washington state has a troubled past. The latest lapse involves the Energy Department’s failure to analyze the cause of a tunnel collapse. washingtonpost.com Aaron Gregg

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, IT Failures, Nuclear Industry, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Dan Brouillette, Energy Department, environmental, Hanford nuclear waste site, Jacobs Engineering, nuclear warheads, plutonium, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Washington State

A-Bomb Tourism

August 29, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the IEEE Spectrum, an essay by Maria Gallucci documents a tour she took of the B Reactor at Hanford. The front face of the B reactor.

Posted in: Faits Divers, Nuclear Industry, Science, Sea Stories Tagged: B reactor, Columbia River, fallout, Hanford, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Hiroshima, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Nagasaki, Pandora’s box, plutonium, Radioactive, radioactive fallout, Rattlesnake Mountain

U.S. sues Lockheed Martin over alleged kickback scheme at nuclear cleanup site

February 10, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

U.S. sues Lockheed Martin over alleged kickback scheme at nuclear cleanup site – From the Washington Post, 02/10/19. Oh, what fun we have at Hanford!

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, IT Failures, Nuclear Industry, Politics Tagged: AECOM, Bechtel National, decontamination, Energy Department, Hanford, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin, malfeasance, Mission Support Alliance, Nuclear, plutonium

Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Makes Progress, But Questions Loom

February 5, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

IEEE Spectrum, in its ongoing reporting on the Hanford cleanup project, gives us an update on the vitrification process and some questions concerning the classification of hazardous waste. Read the article here: Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Makes Progress, But Questions Loom

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, IT Failures, Nuclear Industry, Politics, Science Tagged: Bechtel National, Columbia River, DOE, glassifying, grout, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Hanford Vit Plant, landfill, nuclear waste, Office of River Protection, plutonium, reclassify, U.S. Department of Energy, vitrification, Washington State, Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant

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