News

• YAHSGS Named One of the Fastest Growing Companies in America. YAHSGS has been named to the 2007 Inc. Magazine, Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. 

• Tony Knepp Co-authors Book on Groundwater Protection, Summer 2007.
  Mr. Knepp served on the National Academies Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and has co-authored the book Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Academies Press, 2007.

• Greg Jones Receives DOE Recognition for 10 CFR 851 Contributions, June 2007.
  Mr. Jones received a Certificate of Appreciation from Shirley J. Olinger, Acting Manager, DOE Office of River Protection, for his contributions in the review and approval of three contractor Worker Safety and Health Program Plans as required by 10 CFR 851.11(b).

• YAHSGS Awarded GSA LOGWORLD Contract, August 23, 2006.
  YAHSGS has received a GSA Logistics Worldwide Schedule Contract. Clients throughout government can now obtain YAHSGS services using the GSA Schedule Contract No. GS-10F-0384S. YAHSGS is approved to provide services in Acquisition Logistics, and Supply and Value Chain Management. The GSA schedule provides a simplified, streamlined procurement process with labor rates that have already been reviewed and determined by GSA to be fair and reasonable.

• YAHSGS: Featured Business. By Jan Jackson, Port of Benton Newsletter, Spring 2006.

• Dr. Yuracko Co-authors Book on Cleanup of Subsurface Contamination, Fall 2005.
  Dr. Yuracko served on the National Academies Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface, and has co-authored the book Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation, National Academies Press, 2005. 

• Tony Knepp Named to National Academies Committee, Fall 2005.
  Mr. Knepp has been appointed a Member of the National Academies Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

• YAHSGS Awarded Tenth SBIR/STTR Award, September 20, 2005.
  YAHSGS was awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to continue development of its software product for hepatoxicity prediction.

• YAHSGS Establishes Center for Excellence in Performance Assessment. CH2MHILL Hanford Group, Inc. Focus, July 18, 2005.

• YAHSGS Awarded Basic Ordering Agreement, May 26, 2004.
  YAHSGS has been awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement from White Sands Missile Range, Contract No. W9124Q-04-G-0041. This no fee contract vehicle can be utilized by any government agency to obtain YAHSGS’ services.

• YAHSGS Recognized for Contribution to NRC Rule, March 30, 2004.
  Dr. Katherine Yuracko was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for her contributions to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rule. Dr. Yuracko performed life cycle analyses for a DOE study entitled "The Impacts of Eliminating Double-Containment Requirements for Plutonium." According to DOE, this very important study was instrumental in NRC’s decision. On January 26, 2004, the NRC issued a Final Rule revising 10 CFR Part 71-Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material. The new rule eliminated the need for double containment packages for plutonium and removed PU-238 from the fissile material definition. The NRC cited extensively the study results of Dr. Yuracko’s life cycle analysis.

• YAHSGS Wins Entrepreneurial Award, March 16, 2004.
  YAHSGS was recognized with a 2004 Entrepreneurial Award from the Richland Rotary Club. Richland Rotary Club instituted the Entrepreneurial Award Program in 1997 to recognize the importance of entrepreneurial spirit in the community for future economic diversification. YAHSGS was nominated for the award by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

• YAHSGS CEO Meets with Bush Economic Team, February 17, 2004.
  Dr. Katherine Yuracko, CEO of YAHSGS, participated today in a roundtable discussion with Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, Commerce Secretary Don Evans, and SBA Administrator Hector Barreto. U.S. Congressmen Doc Hastings and George Nethercutt, Jr. also participated in the roundtable discussion. Dr. Yuracko joined 15 other women entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest to discuss with the Bush Economic Team government programs and policies of importance to small business owners, including government regulations and government procurement policy, access to capital, affordable health care, and retirement security.

• YAHSGS Awarded Sixth SBIR/STTR Award, February 20, 2004.
  YAHSGS was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to continue its ground breaking research in toxicogenomics. This grant represents YAHSGS’ sixth SBIR/STTR award – further recognition of YAHSGS as one of the leading 8(a) firms for technical expertise and innovation in the nation. YAHSGS has previously received SBIR/STTR awards from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

• YAHSGS Certified as an 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, July 25, 2003.
  YAHSGS has received certification by the U.S. Small Business Administration as an    8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business. The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market.

• YAHSGS Authors Report to Congress, July 8, 2002.
  U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Roberson submitted to the U.S. Congress a report prepared by YAHSGS LLC on the cost of waste disposal. The report was prepared in response to a Congressional request that the Department prepare an objective analysis of the life cycle costs to dispose of the DOE’s low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste at the various federal and commercial disposal options. YAHSGS was hired by the DOE to perform an independent life cycle analysis of waste disposal costs. The report sets forth YAHSGS’ life cycle analysis of commercial and DOE low-level waste disposal practices considering license/permit limitations and costs of waste handling, packaging, characterization, transportation, disposal, and long-term stewardship.

• YAHSGS CEO Appointed to National Academies Committee, May 17, 2002.
  Dr. Katherine Yuracko, CEO of YAHSGS LLC, has been appointed as a member of the National Academies Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface. The goal of the Committee is to provide advice on cleanup strategies for subsurface contamination. Specifically, the Committee is conducting a two-year study on the effectiveness of source remediation for cleaning up contaminated groundwater and soil at hazardous waste sites. Certain aggressive technologies, including in situ chemical oxidation, thermal treatment, and surfactant flushing, are increasingly popular as a way to achieve partial or complete reduction of contaminant mass at sites across the country. Little is known about the overall impact of such efforts on groundwater quality and other parameters. The study is focusing on recalcitrant organic compounds, including dense non-aqueous phase liquids and chemical explosives.

• YAHSGS President Recognized for Leadership in Hanford Cleanup, 08/01/2002.
  Bill Hewitt, President of YAHSGS LLC, received an award for leadership from Keith A. Klein, Manager, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Richland Operations Office; Harry L. Boston, Manager, DOE Office of River Protection; Tom Fitzsimmons, Director, State of Washington Department of Ecology; and Mike Gearheard, Director, Office of Environmental Cleanup, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award recognized Mr. Hewitt’s contribution to the Department of Energy, Department of Ecology, and the Environmental Protection Agency reaching an agreement on accelerating Hanford cleanup.

• YAHSGS CEO Named to DOE Top-to-Bottom Review, 08/01/2001.
  Dr. Katherine Yuracko, CEO of YAHSGS LLC, was named a member of the U.S. Department of Energy Top-to-Bottom Review Team. The Secretary of Energy has called for a Top-to-Bottom Review of the Environmental Management Program. The review is to include an assessment of the Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup strategy as implemented at each of the major EM cleanup locations throughout the United States. The major objective of this review is to ensure the cleanup strategy is responsive to national priorities and the expenditure of government funds at each of the EM cleanup locations supports these priorities.

• YAHSGS Awarded GSA Schedule Contract, 05/21/2001.
  YAHSGS LLC has received a GSA Environmental Services Schedule Contract. Clients throughout government can now obtain YAHSGS LLC services using the GSA Schedule, Contract No. GS-10F-0279L. YAHSGS is approved to provide services in the following Special Item Number (SIN) categories: 899-1 – Environmental Planning Services & Documentation; 899-2 – Environmental Compliance Services; and 899-3 – Waste Management Services. The GSA schedule provides a simplified, streamlined procurement process with labor rates that have already been reviewed and determined by GSA to be fair and reasonable.