The waste is left from chemically processing uranium fuel irradiated in Hanford reactors to produce nearly two-thirds of the ...

Hanford plant begins final testing phase using chemical simulants for waste. Low Activity Waste Facility aims to start treating radioactive waste by July. DOE contractor H2C set to assume ...

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 ...

In 1945, the Hanford Site in Washington State produced plutonium for the Manhattan Project, changing the course of history. Robert Oppenheimer’s haunting words, “Now I am become Death,” echoed as the ...

Growth spurs Umatilla County to push for use of small modular reactor, but the idea won’t go anywhere unless local voters ...

RICHLAND — More than two decades after construction of the Hanford nuclear site’s massive vitrification plant began, the plant has taken one of the final steps to begin treating waste for ...

The announcement follows several high-profile, national articles about how Marathon breathed new life into the coal-fired power plant, which hadn’t operated consistently for several years.

RICHLAND, Wash. - The Department of Energy is taking strides in dealing with Hanford tank waste. The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant is now testing key chemicals as part of ongoing cold ...

The Iberian blackout was a timely reminder of the risks we face. It’s time to heed the warnings of our grid operators and ...