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Hanford contractor has plan for difficult work

Posted on March 16, 2012 by GCS

Article Excerpt: Washington Closure Hanford has settled on a plan for one of its most hazardous environmental cleanup assignments — retrieving radioactive waste dropped down long pipes buried vertically in the ground. The Department of Energy contractor is proposing a … Continue reading →

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Hanford contractor sets DOE safety record

Posted on January 23, 2012 by GCS

Article Excerpt: Washington Closure Hanford and its subcontractor employees have worked 6 million hours without losing a day of work to an accident. It is the first time a Department of Energy decommissioning and demolition contractor has reached the six … Continue reading →

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Oak Ridge Labs Builds Fastest Supercomputer

Posted on November 1, 2011 by GCS

Article Excerpt: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory will use Nvidia processors to build one of the world’s fastest supercomputers for its Department of Energy (DOE) facility. Oak Ridge already is at work on the first phase of the so-called “Titan” … Continue reading →

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DOE alleges mistakes in safety board’s report on vit plant

Posted on July 15, 2011 by GCS

Article Excerpt: The Department of Energy plans to detail the inaccuracies in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s highly critical review of the safety culture at Hanford’s vitrification plant, Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman said in a message to employees. … Continue reading →

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