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March 20, 2013

Furloughs, layoffs may slow work at Hanford

  • Layoffs largely affect union employees who practice a particular trade, while furloughs target nonunion office workers.
    • By SHANNON DININNY
    Associated Press

    YAKIMA — State and federal officials are still analyzing the impact of layoffs and furloughs at south-central Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation, but outsiders say they are sure to slow cleanup at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site.

    The Department of Energy announced that 235 people will be laid off, and more than 2,500 will be furloughed for several weeks, as a result of automatic federal budget cuts.


     
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