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The 94 nuclear reactors currently operating at 54 power plants continue to generate more radioactive ... For now, though, most of it is stored in underground steel tanks, primarily at Hanford, ...
The Hanford nuclear site ... II through the Cold War at the nuclear reservation for the nation’s nuclear weapons program. No waste is currently onsite at the plant. The Benton County Coroner ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering arguments about temporary storage sites for the country's 90,000 tons of nuclear waste.
The Hanford site, adjacent to Richland in Eastern Washington, produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium from World War II through the Cold War for the nation’s nuclear weapons program.
It has previously provided structural and nuclear engineering support for Hanford, including for the Plutonium Finishing Plant demolition, and nuclear safety expertise for the massive Hanford ...
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Columbia Riverkeeper wants to hear from people living in Spokane about their hopes for the Hanford cleanup. On April 10, Columbia Riverkeeper and Hanford Challenge will ...
The 94 nuclear reactors currently operating at 54 power plants continue to generate ... in underground steel tanks, primarily at Hanford, Washington, and Savannah River, South Carolina, key ...
For now, though, most of it is stored in underground steel tanks, primarily at Hanford ... of nuclear waste in the U.S. is spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants.