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Recovery Act Investment Accelerates Cleanup Work at DOE’s Paducah Site
Paducah, KY – A significant part of the C-410 Feed Plant complex at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Site has been demolished thanks to ongoing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act work. Demolition of the eastern third of the building, covering about half an acre, was completed in late June – exactly three months ahead of […]
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New Mexico: Contractor selected to build Uranium Hexafluoride deconversion plant
International Isotopes Inc has selected a team headed by engineering and construction company Parsons to design and build a facility to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride. International Isotopes announced the selection of Parsons as the prime contractor for the project to build the 6500 tonnes per year plant near Hobbs, New Mexico. Parsons will lead a […]
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Illinois: OSHA Proposes $119,000 in Fines to Honeywell
METROPOLIS, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Honeywell International Inc. with 17 serious safety violations for process safety management violations after its Metropolis processing plant experienced a release of hydrogen fluoride vapor. Proposed penalties total $119,000. The incident occurred on Dec. 22, 2010. There were no reported […]
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Uranium hexafluoride: Where to invest in the upcoming nuclear renaissance (Part 1)
Read full article EXCERPTS: Cameco (CCJ) has a 10.7 billion market cap. It currently produces 16% of the world’s uranium through its mines in Canada, Kazakhstan, and the United States. It has 480 million pounds of proven and probable reserves. Its global exploration program is finding new resources in areas like Australia. Over the past […]
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Illinois. USW and Honeywell’s Battlefield: A Uranium Conversion Plant
The battle between corporations/governments and unions, from state pensions to auto companies’ legacy costs, has been distilled for the metals world with the ongoing negotiations – or lack thereof – between Honeywell, the energy and technology giant, and the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Honeywell and the USE have clashed over Honeywell’s uranium processing plant in […]
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Paducah, Kentucky: B&W Conversion Services takes over US Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Project
B&W Conversion Services LLC has assumed responsibility for the Department of Energy Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Project for uranium conversion operations in Paducah (KY) and Portsmouth (OH). March 29 marks the end of the 85-day transition period which began with the Department of Energy’s “Notice to Proceed” issued January 3. BWCS — a limited liability […]
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Illinois: Calcium fluoride pond closure project at Honeywell Metropolis conversion plant
Honeywell uranium conversion plant, Metropolis, Illinois NRC License No. SUB-526, Docket No. 04003392 Converdyn Aerial view: Google Maps · MSRMaps NRC Facility Info (Decommissioning) Calcium FLUORIDE pond closure project at Honeywell Metropolis conversion plant Honeywell pays US$ 12 million fine for illegal waste storage at Metropolis conversion plant On March 11, 2011, Honeywell announced that […]
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TVA approves $250 million contract with Cameco Inc. to supply uranium hexafluoride
MURPHY, N.C. – TVA board members approved $750 million in contracts Friday for the processing and supply of uranium fuel for its fleet of nuclear plants and also approved $53 million for a gypsum dewatering facility at the a.inline_topic:hover { background-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); } Kingston Fossil Plant. The eight-member board met in Murphy, where […]
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Illinois: Honeywell blocks OSHA safety inspection of Metropolis Nuclear Fuels Plant
METROPOLIS, Ill. – Defying a federal warrant, Honeywell today blocked an OSHA inspection at the company’s Metropolis, Illinois plant. On February 8, the company refused to allow a Honeywell worker chosen by the union to accompany the OSHA inspection team. Federal law gives the union the absolute right to designate a “walk-around” representative. OSHA has […]
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Atomic weapons workers at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion begged for assistance in 1957 from Ohio Department of Health
PORTSMOUTH, OHIO (HNN) – While the Atomic Energy Commission produced video tells of all the construction and benefits of the new plant in Portsmouth, the union workers began complaining about disease — Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis. Dated February 19, 1957, the president of Local 10-689, C.A. Romine, sent the letter to Thomas Mancuso of the […]
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