In the Aug. 23 memo, the DOE official responsible for supervising engineering at the facility, Gary Brunson, calls for Bechtel to be immediately removed as the design agent for the novel Waste Treatment Plant (WTP), which was supposed to begin operation last year.

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Nuneaton-based MIRA announced plans to develop areas of its 750 acre engineering, research and testing facility in 2010.

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The Cornell NanoScale Facility provides resources to support a broad range of projects in the physical sciences, engineering, and life sciences.

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