Wash. and Ore. Concerned By Possible Worsening Leak At Hanford
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the disclosure of a worsening leak at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is "the most disturbing news."The U.S. Department of Energy Friday said an underground tank that...
View ArticleFeds Propose Plan For Hanford's Tank Waste Challenges
There’s a new plan for cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The federal government is looking for ways to process certain types of radioactive waste more quickly, while managers there figure out...
View ArticleEnergy Department Says Leaking Tank At Hanford 'Stabilizing'
After nearly a year of study, the U.S. Department of Energy says fewer radioactive waste tanks appear to be leaking at Hanford than originally thought.
View ArticleNew Potential Problem In Hanford Waste Tanks: Flammable Gas
How much sludge can be dumped into a double-shelled radioactive waste tank before flammable gas might build up in a big bubble?
View ArticleHanford Researchers Puzzle Over Preventing Sludge Tank 'Burps'
We all burp sometimes. It turns out, so do underground waste tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
View ArticleWashington State Orders Hanford Managers To Empty Leaking Tank
The state of Washington has ordered the federal government to start pumping out a leaking double-shell tank of waste at Hanford by September 1.
View ArticleObama's Budget Shifts Cleanup Focus At Hanford
President Barack Obama’s budget would spend $2.3 billion on cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in 2016.
View ArticleDaughters Of Hanford: Coming Of Atomic Age On The Columbia River
For the fifth time in 15 years, the state of Washington is fighting the federal government in court over Hanford cleanup. The state’s top cleanup watchdog in Richland -- who grew up just downstream...
View ArticleIncreased Leakage From Huge Tank of Radioactive Waste At Hanford Sets Off Alarms
An apparent surge in leakage from a huge tank of radioactive waste set off alarms at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington. This involves an aging, double-shelled tank that contractors...
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