The future of at least one of the U.S. LIGO observatories is in jeopardy as deep cuts to science programs are proposed by the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

RICHLAND, Wash. -- Officials at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation say there are no signs that radiation has been released after an underground tunnel containing radioactive waste collapsed Tuesday ...

About 350 people at Hanford were ordered to take cover indoors as a precaution after a monitor detected low levels of airborne radioactive contamination on Thursday.

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.