15 May 2012
Today's Categories: PNNL in the News / DOE around the U.S. / Northwest Science and Technology / National/International Science and Technology / Security / Workforce - Health and Safety / State and Regional / Other /
PNNL in the News
Infamous Hanford Site may yield nuke cleanup clues
Richland, Washington - A group of Japanese scientists, government officials and company representatives visited the sleepy town of Richland, Washington, in February to seek advice on cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... "There isn't really a magic bullet," said Wayne Johnson, a division director at the U.S. government's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where the Japanese delegation met with nuclear cleanup specialists.
The Japan Times Online15 May 2012
Young PNNL scientist in Richand earns grant
The Department of Energy has picked a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory computer scientist for an Early Career Research Award and given him a 2.5 million [dollar] grant to advance his work.
Tri-City Herald15 May 2012R
Nuclear engineers from 37 countries gather for Utah conference
Scientists and engineers from 37 countries gathered Monday at a Salt Lake City conference to discuss how to extend the life of nuclear power plants worldwide. ... Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland helped organize the conference.
The Bellingham Herald14 May 2012
DOE around the U.S.
Congressman Doc Hastings visits lab, Y-12
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, R-3rd District, hosted Rep. Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings, R-Wash., on a visit to Oak Ridge on Friday. The Congressmen toured Oak Ridge National Laboratory, East Tennessee Technology Park and the Y-12 National Security Complex.
Oakridger.com15 May 2012R
K-25 demolition project ahead of new schedule after DOE audit prompts significant changes
An audit released in July 2011 by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Inspector General showed the demolition and decontamination (D&D) work is over-budget and behind schedule. (w/video)
WBIR.com14 May 2012
Oak Ridge cleanup workers file asbestos lawsuit
OAK RIDGE - A half-dozen Oak Ridge cleanup workers who first raised concerns about unwitting and unprotected exposures to asbestos, PCBs and other hazards more than a decade ago are now seeking compensation in a lawsuit filed in Roane County Circuit Court.
knoxnews.com (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)14 May 2012R
Northwest Science and Technology
Algae Booming in Puget Sound
Algae populations boom during sunny warm weather. The spring snowmelt funneling out of rivers into Puget Sound also provides a lot of nutrients for the algae and calm winds have made for an ideal growing environment. (w/audio)
Northwest Public Radio15 May 2012
National/International Science and Technology
A new world of spintronics with topological insulators
First theorized and then discovered by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and their colleagues in other institutions, these "strong 3D topological insulators" - TIs for short - are seemingly mundane semiconductors with startling properties.
R&D15 May 2012
Security
Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management
Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management are meeting in May to review national reports describing how their obligations under the Joint Convention are being implemented.
IAEA Top Stories & Features14 May 2012
Workforce - Health and Safety
How to Manage Your Emotions in the Workplace
According to a study cited in [a recent Wall Street Journal article], pretending to be a robot and bottling your emotions can "cloud thinking, promote job unhappiness and negatively impact work performance."
US News & World Report15 May 2012
State and Regional
Protection sought for 2 plants on Hanford Reach
U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed Endangered Species Act protection Monday for two plant species that grow only in the area of the Hanford Reach National Monument.
The Bellingham Herald15 May 2012
Other
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson C. Chow deploys mathematics to solve the everyday problems of real life. As an investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, he tries to figure out why 1 in 3 Americans are overweight.
The New York Times14 May 2012
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