<p>File photo of Plutonium uranium extraction (PUREX) plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation</p> Author: KING Staff Published: 3:26 PM CDT May 9, 2017 Updated: 7:26 AM CDT May 10, 2017 ...

The testing process, called “hot commissioning,” will introduce radioactive waste to the plant for the first time and verify ...

Hanford is located near Richland, about 200 miles southeast of Seattle. The closed PUREX plant was part of the nation’s nuclear weapons production complex.

Hanford is located near Richland, about 200 miles southeast of Seattle. The closed PUREX plant was part of the nation’s nuclear weapons production complex.

Demonstrators opposed the re-start of the Hanford site Purex Plant, which helped produce plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program.

Framatome in Richland WA hires Brian Vance, ex-Hanford nuclear site DOE leader, to oversee its fuel plant as it plans a $375M expansion and workforce growth.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Representative Dan Newhouse (WA-04) urged the Trump Administration to make cleanup at Hanford a priority in the ...