The waste is left from chemically processing uranium fuel irradiated in Hanford reactors to produce nearly two-thirds of the ...

A panel called in federal experts to reassure the public about the safety of storing spent fuel after two bills that would have made exceptions to a state ban failed.

More than two decades after construction of the Hanford nuclear site’s massive vitrification plant began, the plant has taken ...

The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.

Nuclear energy is having a resurgence. But obstacles remain. Consultants told BI what they think are the key issues.

On Friday, the Trump administration issued a series of executive orders intended to revive the US nuclear industry. These ...

Japan plans to use some of the slightly radioactive soil removed from across Fukushima prefecture on flower beds outside ...

RICHLAND, Wash. - The Department of Energy is taking strides in dealing with Hanford tank waste. The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant is now testing key chemicals as part of ...

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders to overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and hasten the process and ...

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 ...