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Hanford
Read about the Hanford site and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, near Richland, Wash., which is engaged in a massive cleanup following decades of plutonium production for nuclear weapons.
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Agreement reached over Hanford site contractor’s alleged hiring discrimination
The Richland-based company will pay a total of $157,621 to Hispanic workers it allegedly refused to hire as health physics technician trainees throughout 2019.
Feds, WA reach deal on Hanford nuclear waste; tanks won’t be emptied soon
The U.S. Department of Energy will develop the first comprehensive plan for responding to future leaks from Hanford's 149 single-shell tanks, which are prone to...
Public tours resume at WA nuclear reactor where atomic age began
The Hanford B Reactor was built in 11 months amid fears the Nazis would produce an atomic bomb first. Plutonium from Hanford fueled the bomb...
Biden administration proposes budget cut for cleanup of radioactive and hazardous waste at Hanford
Gov. Jay Inslee posted on social media that more needed to be spent on the Hanford cleanup, as the consequences would last for generations.
Congress approves money for Hanford nuclear cleanup
The U.S. Senate approved the budget last week as part of a massive spending bill for the fiscal year that began in October.
Hanford begins 1st large-scale treatment of nuke tank wastes
Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have started the first large-scale treatment of radioactive and chemical wastes from large underground storage tanks, a key milestone...