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RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will open online registration for the B Reactor National Historic Landmark’s 2013 tour season on March 2 at noon. Families with children above the age of 12, along with middle schools and high schools, are invited to sign up for the coveted tour slots.

RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will open online registration on March 4 at 6 p.m. for tours of the Hanford Site in 2013.

Grand Junction, CO ― All 27 employees of the Remedial Action Contractor (RAC) to the U.S. Department of Energy will return to work on the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project on March 4, following a 3-month planned furlough. Project shipping and disposal operations have been shut down, as planned, since late November 2012, but are scheduled to resume March 7, after the contractor ensures employees have received refresher training, reviewed procedures, and measures are in place for a safe startup.

Cincinnati - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded a task order to Safety and Ecology Corporation of Knoxville, Tennessee, for technical services at the West Valley Demonstration Project, West Valley, New York. The task order has a three-year performance period with a $1.3 million value.

Cincinnati - The Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded a $3.1 million, five-year cooperative agreement to the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA), of Washington, D.C. to continue collaborate efforts between DOE and local governments to solve challenges posed by the Office of Environmental Management’s nuclear waste management, changing DOE missions and ongoing cleanup at DOE sites.

Cincinnati - The Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded a $1.5 million contact (task order) to Trinity Engineering Associates, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio for planning and support functions for the Office of Environmental Management.

Cincinnati - The Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded a task order for environmental technical services to Professional Project Services, Inc., of Oak Ridge, TN, for support services at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant located near Paducah, KY.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Governor Chris Gregoire issued a joint statement on the cleanup efforts underway at Hanford.

Cincinnati - The Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded a contract for technical support services to Link Technologies, Inc., of Germantown, MD for support services to the DOE Office of Environmental Management in Washington D.C.

RICHLAND, WASH. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded a contract to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office in Kennewick, Wash., to provide law enforcement services at the DOE Hanford Site. The contract has a five-year period of performance, consisting of a one-year base period, with four one-year option periods and an approximate total value of $5 million.