Routinely grouting rather than glassifying some of the least radioactive tank waste has the potential to save billions of ...

A new report by the feds says cleanup at the Hanford site will take until 2086, with other work needed until 2100.

For Ecology, Earth Day is more than just one day a year — it’s our mission every day. From responding to climate change, ...

In the site's early days, plutonium would be sent from Hanford to the Los Alamos Laboratory ... supply of cold water provided by the Columbia River, which was needed to cool its nuclear reactors.

The Hanford Site sits on nearly 600 acres of ... coming in contact with groundwater and even reaching parts of the Columbia River, according to the department. However, its most hazardous ...

DOE will activate the sirens between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. in the 100 Area of the Hanford Site, near the Columbia River, east ...

During World War II, the United States was desperate to develop the nuclear bomb ahead of Germany and maintain a ...

Energy Northwest has been fined $4,000 after a spill of lubricating oil that polluted the Columbia River at its nuclear power plant north of Richland. The oil spilled on June 13, 2023, and the ...

The shortface lanx is sometimes referred to as the giant Columbia River limpet for its characteristic cone ... The shortface lanx has already disappeared from the Hanford Reach of the Columbia where ...

2025 Hanford Lifecycle Scope ... cleanup and disposition of eight plutonium-production reactors along the Columbia River that have already been “cocooned,” or put in work done to put them ...