The lined landfill in the center of Hanford has been used since 1996 to dispose of more than 19 million tons of waste from environmental cleanup at the nuclear reservation.

News; Washington; Hanford nuclear site was on the brink of layoffs. Then this happened in D.C. May 27, 2025 Updated Tue., May 27, 2025 at 8:05 p.m. Workers at the Hanford site clean up radioactive ...