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Panel convenes to assess CSEPP
Despite some heated discussion concerning emergency planning around the Umatilla Chemical Depot, the governor’s executive review panel decided ... Read more
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Inspection team finds no deficiencies at depot
Eight members of a multi-national inspection team reportedly found that the Umatilla Chemical Depot is complying with agreements ... Read more
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Proposal bumps back incinerator completion
The numbers are still being debated, but a proposal from the Raytheon Demilitarization Co. says incineration of chemical ... Read more
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Incinerator project turns three
As another birthday passes today for the Umatilla Chemical Depot’s incinerator site, officials are optimistic for the future ... Read more
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Storage of depot wastes draws little public inquiry
HERMISTON – The state Department of Environmental Quality was frustrated that only a few “average Joes” attended a ... Read more
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Mayors learn of safety at depot
The tone alert radios are being distributed. Emergency sirens have been in place for a few years. Shelter-in-place ... Read more
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International team to inspect depot
HERMISTON – Eight members of a multi-national team arrived Tuesday to begin a week-long inspection of the Umatilla ... Read more
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Tone alert radios coming to Hermiston
HERMISTON – Residences and businesses around the Hermiston will begin receiving tone alert radios next week. Radio Service ... Read more
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Study may allow additional weapons to be burned at nation’s incinerators
HERMISTON – In two months, a study will determine whether non-stockpile weapons can be burned at Umatilla Chemical ... Read more
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Siren test goes well
The monthly test of area emergency sirens and reader boards went well, emergency officials said. Tom Worden, with ... Read more