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The Department of Energy manager who oversaw the environmental cleanup done by 13,000 workers at the Hanford nuclear site has ...
The Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant near Richland, WA, is shutting down temporarily to fix an issue following a recent refueling outage.
A two-month study at Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant is testing emission controls on a new stack, using chemical simulants to ensure safety and compliance before treating radioactive waste. The ...
Richland, Wash. More than two decades after construction of the Hanford nuclear site’s massive vitrification plan t began, the plant has taken one of the final steps to begin treating waste for ...
The Hanford nuclear site vitrification plant is completing key steps to soon start glassifying decades old radioactive waste for disposal in WA.
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 ...
Richland's Hanford plant is moving forward with testing key chemicals to safely treat tank waste. This step is crucial for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant to be ready for full ...
In 2024, the program helped establish cover crops on 380 acres of farmland in Richland County. Producers accepted into the program will receive $12 per acre for cover crops planted.
News Washington Here’s what the Trump admin proposes spending on WA’s toxic Hanford nuclear site May 5, 2025 Updated Mon., May 5, 2025 at 9:28 p.m. Workers at the Hanford site clean up ...
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.
Richland, Wash. The Trump administration showed support for environmental cleanup at Hanford in its initial proposal for fiscal 2026 funding, calling for a much higher annual budget than it did ...