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.

"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 implementing ...

Washington State Hanford nuclear site was on the brink of layoffs. Then this happened in D.C. By Annette Cary Updated June 6, 2025 5:59 PM ...

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Hanford Site has safely disposed of about 2,000 gallons of treated tank waste.

Columbia Riverkeeper explained that the 586-square mile Hanford Site is a legacy of World War II and the Cold War, noting that in 1943, the federal government selected the site for the Manhattan ...

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 disposal as soon ...

RICHLAND, Wash. – Big changes are coming to the Hanford Site's landfill in southeastern Washington. The Department of Energy is about to kick off construction on a new "super cell" ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...