1999 Archived Press Releases

December 16, 1999
Richardson Announces Nation’s Electricity Providers Report 100% Y2K Readiness

December 15, 1999
Gail Marcus Named Principal Deputy Director of DOE's Nuclear Energy Programs

December 15, 1999
DOE's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory and the Republic of Korea Collaborate on Nuclear Fuel Testing System

December 1, 1999
Richardson, Adamov Demonstrate Video Link to Exchange Y2K Information Between U.S., Russian Agencies

December 1, 1999
Richardson Statement on USEC Decision

November 29, 1999
DOE Safety and Health Oversight Team Begins Review at Portsmouth Plant

November 19, 1999
From Maine to Moscow, Energy Department Takes Active Role Toward Y2K-Readiness

November 16, 1999
Richardson to Close Brookhaven Research Reactor

November 4, 1999
Energy Department Observes Russian Nuclear Power Plant Y2K Drill

November 1, 1999
DOE Releases Accelerator Transmutation Of Waste Report

October 20, 1999
Investigation Team Issues its Final Report on Paducah

October 12, 1999
Department of Energy Plans Next Step To Address Nation's Civilian Nuclear Research and Technology Development

September 29, 1999
Past Recycled Uranium Programs Under Review as Energy Department Investigation Continues

September 27, 1999
Energy Department Investigation Team Seeks Health and Safety Help from Paducah Plant Workers

September 16, 1999
Richardson Announces Health Initiative for Paducah Workers

September 14, 1999
Preliminary Observations and Corrective Actions on Paducah Site Announced

September 10, 1999
DOE Completes Safety Stand Down at Paducah Site

September 3, 1999
DOE Investigation Team Completes Initial Visit to Paducah Site

August 18, 1999
Secretary Richardson Decides Next Step in the Future of FFTF

August 12, 1999
Energy Department Launches In-depth Investigation of Paducah Plant

August 8, 1999
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson on the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

August 5, 1999
Energy Department Announces Decision on Long-Term Management and Use of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride

July 23, 1999
Energy Department Awards 20 Nuclear Engineering Education Grants to 15 Universities

July 6, 1999
DOE Plans Future of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride

June 23, 1999
Department of Energy Awards $6 Million Grant To Paducah Area
Community Reuse Organization

June 1999
Demand for Medical Isotopes Projected to Grow Dramatically

May 19, 1999
Secretary Richardson Names Beverly Cook as Manager of the Idaho Operations Office

May 18, 1999
DOE Invests $19 Million in Collaborative Research to Address Key Issues Affecting Long-Term Use of Nuclear Energy

May 04, 1999
Richardson Announces Initiation of Program Plan for the Fast Flux Test Facility

April 22, 1999
Energy Department Releases Study
of Alternative for Management and Use of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride

March 22, 1999
Decision to Remain at DOE Mound Site

March 5, 1999
Energy Department Seeks Industry Input into Plan to Convert Nuclear Material to a More Environmentally Benign Form.

January 21, 1999
Yttrium-90 Isotope Used For Treating Brain Cancer

January 11, 1999
DOE Receives Report on Electric Industry’s Y2K Readiness

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