In the rush to process plutonium at Hanford, plant operators expelled radioactive byproducts into the local atmosphere and waterways. People who were affected by these radioactive toxins call ...

RICHLAND -- Men who grew up near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south-central Washington during the 1940s and 1950s have a slightly higher risk of developing thyroid disease, according to a ...

Carpenter, who has watchdogged the Hanford project for 32 years, says the cleanup now is in a dangerous phase. Highly radioactive wastes are being stirred up and moved, but it’s happening in an ...

Hanford could improve recordkeeping on dosimetry, or radiation exposure, at the nuclear reservation site, says a DOE Office of Inspector General (IG) report. It could effect payments to workers.

Hundreds of workers were told to take cover at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation after a tunnel full of highly contaminated materials collapsed Tuesday morning. But officials say no radiation was ...

Today, Hanford is undergoing a major environmental cleanup. It Happened Here is a weekly history column by Yakima Herald-Republic reporter Donald W. Meyers. Reach him at dmeyers@yakimaherald.com ...

Radioactive fears at nuclear waste site where tunnel collapsed 02:54. RICHLAND, Wash. -- Officials at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation say there are no signs that radiation has been released after ...

SPOKANE -- A landmark study that estimated radiation doses to the public from emissions from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was conducted in part to defend the federal government from lawsuits, a ...

A Hanford employee was told their family car filter was clean, but an independent scientist determined it tested positive for radiation.

KENNEWICK — A new study of Hanford and other nuclear-defense-site workers found exposure to low levels of radiation slightly increased the risk that workers would die of leukemia. The study was ...

But officials say no radiation was released and no workers were hurt. <p>Hundreds of workers were told to take cover at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation after a tunnel full of highly contaminated ...