Fernald Uranium Plant to Lay Off 350 Workers Soon
The Fernald uranium processing facility near Cincinnati will lay off about 350 employees, due to decreased uranium demand. The plant, employing about 1,500, supplies the Energy Department plants at Rocky Flats, Hanford, Savannah River, and Oak Ridge. Layoffs may occur before Christmas, with notifications on December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Fernald
Energy Department
Rocky Flats
Colorado
Hanford
Washington State
Savannah River
South Carolina
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Energy
Tment
U.S. Energy Departmment
Pete Kelley
Westinghouse Materials Co
Ohio
New York Times
DOE
the Times
Kelley
Westinghouse Materials
Oak Ridge Scientists Say MRS Could Save $8 Billion
Oak Ridge National Laboratory expert Karl Notz argues a Monitored Retrievable Storage depot could save up to eight billion by temporarily storing spent reactor fuel and reducing the need for permanent sites. Notz spoke in Washington as Tennessee officials oppose moving waste through the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
Karl Notz
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Notz
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Washington
U.S. Energy Department
Tennessee
DOE
Defective Bradley Parts Shipped By FMC
FMC Corp allegedly shipped defective Bradley Fighting Vehicles to the U.S. Army despite warnings. ABC News reported government memos citing a quality inspector who flagged faulty mechanisms and armor delamination. The Army and FMC reportedly avoided testing, fearing dangerous results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Bradley
FMC
New York
FMC Corp
U.S
ABC News
ABC World News Tonight
Chicago
Peter Jennings
Defense Department
Quality Assurance
Europe
Jesse Ringstaff
Santa Clara
Calif
Ringstaff
Army
Air Force
James Burton
Pentagon
West Germans Mark 50th Anniversary Of Nuclear Fission
West Berlin marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of nuclear fission with a formal ceremony led by the Max Planck Institute and four other research bodies. Invited guests included West Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen and Max Planck president Heinz A Staab, noting the key experiment began December 16, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Max-Planck Institute
West Berlin
Eberhard Diepgen
Heinz A. Staab
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Associated Press
MRS Information Group
HER
Aenan
Verve
Wagener
Aiken
Augusta Opera At
Saint-Paul
Peet Oke Ue
Ezelle
Lionel Smith, Ltd. A Re
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!