The Department of Energy is looking at a way to speed up Hanford nuclear site environmental cleanup by having some waste with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stainless steel containers for waste in the low-activity waste facility at the Hanford site. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of ...

Video shows the moment a historic exhaust stack came crashing down at Washington’s decommissioned nuclear production site.

HANFORD, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the 2025 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule, and Cost Report, detailing the extensive cleanup efforts at the Hanford Site. The report, ...

A towering concrete exhaust stack at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state was ...

When bureaucratic roadblocks threatened to stall Hanford cleanup and eliminate local jobs, Sen. Patty Murray stepped up and got results. Her recent confrontation with Energy Secretary Chris Wright ...

Cleaning up the Hanford nuclear waste site is a high priority for everyone living downriver, including here along the Columbia River estuary. With 53 million gallons of highly toxic atomic waste ...

Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson fired a shot across the bow at the U.S. Energy Department Friday, threatening legal action if plans to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are put on hold, ...

DOE may shift strategy at Hanford as waste plant nears initial operation. Plant construction began in 2002; deadline for waste treatment is Oct. 15. Facility employs 3,000 workers and receives $3 ...

Congress last week approved a $3.2 billion budget for the Hanford nuclear reservation’s cleanup in fiscal 2026 — a more than $200 million increase from the prior two years. That is more than what the ...

The contractor that demolished the K West Reactor stack had also taken down the Kingdome in 2000. This is a step toward putting the reactor into temporary storage.

Stainless steel containers for waste in the low-activity waste facility at the Hanford site. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy/Bechtel) Congress this week approved a $3.2 billion budget for ...