Hanford could improve recordkeeping on dosimetry, or radiation exposure, at the nuclear reservation site, says a DOE Office of Inspector General (IG) report. It could effect payments to workers.

For nearly 40 years, Hanford's own experts have been raising red flags about the tunnel that collapsed on May 9. Documents obtained by the KING 5 Investigators show that advice went unheeded.

Work at one of Hanford's tank farms was halted Thursday night after radiation was detected during the transfer of nuclear sludge.

Hundreds of workers were told to take cover at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation after a tunnel full of highly contaminated materials collapsed Tuesday morning. But officials say no radiation was ...

SPOKANE -- A landmark study that estimated radiation doses to the public from emissions from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was conducted in part to defend the federal government from lawsuits, a ...

Experts have said the Hanford Site in Washington is an underground Chernobyl waiting to happen. Here's what the most toxic area in America is like.

Radiation, toxic chemicals, heavy metals, asbestos … you name it, and it’s at Hanford. Making plutonium is very messy.

Radiation, toxic chemicals, heavy metals, asbestos … you name it, and it’s at Hanford. Making plutonium is very messy.

The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to settle claims brought by 139 people with thyroid disease who believe radiation releases from the Hanford nuclear reservation caused their illnesses.

Radiation, toxic chemicals, heavy metals, asbestos … you name it, and it’s at Hanford. Making plutonium is very messy.

Hanford could improve recordkeeping on dosimetry, or radiation exposure, at the nuclear reservation site, says a DOE Office of Inspector General (IG) report. It could effect payments to workers.