Tag Archives: Department of Energy (DOE)

How Fiscal Conservatives Learned to Love a $20 Billion Nuke Plant via Mother Jones

Posted on 2013/06/26 by norma field

Before retiring from Congress four years ago, David Hobson, a powerful subcommittee chairman, says he couldn’t fathom why the Energy Department was so determined to build a multibillion dollar plant in South Carolina for transforming plutonium into fuel for US … Continue reading →

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DOE extends environmental impact statement comment period for second time via The Telluride Daily Planet

Posted on 2013/06/08 by norma field

On the same day the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners approved its strongly worded comments criticizing the U.S. Department of Energy’s uranium leasing program environmental impact statement, the DOE announced it was extending the comment period for a second … Continue reading →

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Nuclear site scrap metal could be headed to recyclers via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted on 2013/06/03 by norma field

A U.S. Department of Energy proposal to recycle scrap metal from its nuclear facilities has set off the radiation detectors of environmental groups, some in the metals industry and one member of Congress. But the industry group representing metals recyclers … Continue reading →

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Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Plant May Be Too Dangerous via Scientific American

Posted on 2013/05/30 by norma field

The most toxic and voluminous nuclear waste in the U.S.—208 million liters —sits in decaying underground tanks at the Hanford Site (a nuclear reservation) in southeastern Washington State. It accumulated there from the middle of World War II, when the … Continue reading →

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Moniz sworn in as secretary of DOE via Power Engineering

Posted on 2013/05/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An energy policy veteran, Ernest Moniz, was sworn in May 21 as the 13th secretary of energy. “I am thrilled to be back at DOE,” Moniz told a Department of Energy (DOE) employee gathering moments after being sworn in by … Continue reading →

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Hanford waste moved across town with parade permit via King5.com

Posted on 2013/05/18 by norma field

by GARY CHITTIM / KING 5 News When organizers put on their annual Cool Desert Nights car show and parade in Richland, they need a permit. When the Department of Energy and its contractors want to truck radioactive waste short … Continue reading →

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Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Plant May Be Too Dangerous via Scientific American

Posted on 2013/05/09 by norma field

The most toxic and voluminous nuclear waste in the U.S.—208 million liters —sits in decaying underground tanks at the Hanford Site (a nuclear reservation) in southeastern Washington State. It accumulated there from the middle of World War II, when the … Continue reading →

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Dept. of Energy helps Hanford contractors fight whistleblowers via King5.com

Posted on 2013/05/02 by norma field

SEATTLE — The Department of Energy (DOE) has contributed more than a million dollars to help contractors at the Hanford Nuclear fight a whistleblower complaint. In 2010, Dr. Walter Tamosaitis reported his safety concerns over the design of the Hanford … Continue reading →

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New U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy May Be Illegal: GAO via Forbes

Posted on 2013/04/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In January The U.S. Department of Energy adopted a new policy for the storage of nuclear waste, embarking on a plan to build two new interim storage sites and a new permanent storage facility. On Thursday, a General Accounting Office … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Metal from Nuclear Weapons Facilities May End up in Your Shopping Bag via AlterNet

Posted on 2013/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

If the Department of Energy gets its way you may up with eye glasses, pacemakers, zippers, braces and more made from our nuclear weapons complex. This story was originally published at WhoWhatWhy. How would you like radioactive metal from nuclear … Continue reading →

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