Money was made available to prevent subcontractor employee layoffs at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington the day after Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., faced off with Energy Secretary Chris ...

The Hanford site in Washington State made plutonium for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, according to the Associated Press. It is about half the size of Rhode Island, according to the AP.

The 580-square-mile Hanford site adjacent to Richland produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program from World War II through the Cold War.

The 580-square-mile Hanford site adjacent to Richland produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program from World War II through the Cold War.

Environmental cleanup is underway at the 580-square-mile Hanford nuclear reservation. The underground radioactive waste storage tanks and the vitrification plant are in the center of the site.

Funding released for Hanford site work after Sen. Murray grilled U.S. energy secretary. Murray warned flat Hanford, WA budgets not adequate for nuclear cleanup. DOE budget plan cuts research funds ...

A think tank wants to accelerate cleanup at Hanford. Locals, though, aren't in a hurry Libby Denkmann Alec Cowan Anna King Jeanie Lindsay January 30, 2025 / 4:09 pm 18 mins ...

Workers stand on grating about the Hanford site K West Reactor basin to sort debris at the bottom of the 16-foot-deep pool. The work was needed to start pumping contaminated water from the basin.

“Hanford site is on the brink of having to lay off subcontractors and restart an entire procurement process on an important project because they are being directed now to hold off on ...