Hanford Tank Gas Threat Acknowledged By Regulators
DOE and state officials faced questions after discovery that hydrogen buildup under a crust in tanks such as 101 SY could mix with nitrous oxide and organics, creating an explosion risk though deemed low. Regulators urged timely alerts and safer release practices while DOE outlined monitoring and mitigation steps.
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Don Woolrich
Westinghouse Hanford Co
DOE
al Conklin
State Office of Radian Protection
Font Hanford
Hanford
Mike Lawrence
Soviet Visitors Planned for Savannah River Site Tour
Nine officials from the Soviet Ministry of Atomic Power and Industry will visit the Savannah River Site on Thursday for briefings on waste and environmental activities and a tour of the Defense Waste Processing Facility. The group includes high ranking ministry leaders and scientists, with emphasis on high level radioactive waste treatment, marking the first Soviet visit to the site. Negotiations began late last year and intensified after openness discussions with DOE.
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Savannah River
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Ateumena Viaea
Vladimir P. Kuchinov
Alexander S. Nikiforov
All Union Design and Sciende
Oleg N. Lasarev
Radium
Leningrad
Mikhail V. Strakhov
All Union Research and Design
Evgenii G. Drozhko
the Minstry
Majak
Cheli Dinah Nikola N. Bigrov
Nah River Co
SAS
U.S Department
U.S
Sov
Bob Gril
DOE
Washington
Griffin
DOE Faces Scrutiny Over 1986 87 Health Studies at Rocky Flats
Gregg Wilkins son a former Los Alamos epidemiologist accuses Energy Department of downplaying worker health risks at the nuclear plant in Colorado. A health panel led by Kristine Gebbie urges shifting long term studies to a federal health agency while calling for immediate action on beryllium exposure and other hazards.
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Gregg Wilkinson
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Tony
Eseray
Geners Watkin
Whic
Department
Kristine Gebbie
State of Washington
Blic
Energy Department
Capandoat Sro
Rocky Flats
Wve
Gebbie
Watkins
HHS
Louis Sullivar
Watkins Eennner
Sullivan’s Department
Congress
New Ellenton Voters Elect in Close Uncontested Race
In New Ellenton 272 votes secured the council seat for Larry Lynn, who served 1984 to 1988, while 384 ballots went to the winner for Water Commission. Three rivals will seek council again in June to fill the late Laura Wright term. several say they will run. Mayor Shaw surged late to defeat Strader in a tight mayoral race.
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Larry Lynn
Laura Wright
Shaw
Strader
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