Eighty years after the U.S. used the atomic bomb on Japan, debates on nuclear weapons remain fraught. In Los Alamos, the birthplace of the bomb, the legacy of the Manhattan Project is still framed as ...

Oregon nonprofit Columbia Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy alleging a FOIA violation over information related to plans to develop the Hanford nuclear site.

Plutonium stands as one of the most dangerous and toxic elements ever created by humanity. This video explores the science behind plutonium, explaining why it is so hazardous, how it’s produced ...

The Trump administration has proposed a fiscal 2026 budget for the Hanford site that would increase spending at the Hanford nuclear site tank farms where radioactive waste is stored in underground ...

Hanford was used to produce plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program during World War II and the Cold War. Environmental cleanup is underway now.

Trump administration proposes Hanford nuclear site 2026 cleanup budget critics say lacks money needed to meet DOE legal deadlines for environmental cleanup.

The 580-square-mile Hanford nuclear site adjacent to Richland in Eastern Washington was left heavily contaminated from production of nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear ...

Patty Murray’s advocacy unlocked freezing DOE funds for Hanford cleanup. Her work secures jobs and fights nuclear waste risks in Tri-Cities.

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 ...

The Hanford nuclear site's massive vitrification plant could begin treating waste for disposal as soon as this summer.

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 ...

New Hanford site contractor That will be 23 years after ground was broken to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, commonly called the vitrification plant.