Work is being done now to empty radioactive waste from the 25th of 149 leak-prone underground tanks at the Hanford nuclear ...
The Hanford Site is the most polluted area in the US, though cleanup started decades ago. Estimates say it will take decades more and up to $640 billion to finish the job. The site just received ...
The Plutonium Reclamation Facility had a central canyon area where long, skinny tanks were hung and used to salvage plutonium from scrap material at the Hanford nuclear reservation’s Plutonium ...
SEATTLE (AP) — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first ...
The Tri-City Development Council is urging workers at the Hanford nuclear site and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory not to panic as budget cuts are proposed for both in the fiscal year that ...
Canceling Hanford waste plant would waste $30B and 23 years of work. Abandoning vitrification risks legal breaches and radioactive contamination. DOE must honor commitments and start Hanford waste ...
SEATTLE — The Hanford Waste Treatment Plant has successfully solidified more than 100,000 gallons of Hanford tank waste into glass, marking a major commissioning milestone in the federal site’s ...
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After decades of delays, workers at the Hanford nuclear site this October finally began treatment of the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste leftover from the manufacturing of the U.S. nuclear ...