Hanford Advisory Board

The Hanford Advisory Board helps federal and state agencies prioritize radioactive cleanup at the Hanford site in southeast Washington. But the work of these stakeholders and tribes has been hindered.

Officials from the federal government have been looking closely at Hanford. Specifically, at reported anhydrous ammonia leaks at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.

Tom Carpenter, the man who headed the Hanford Challenge, and was a thorn in the side of many politicians, is retiring from the organization.

At the Hanford Site in southeast Washington state, a powerful group of citizens who keep watch on the nuclear reservation hasn’t met in months. Northwest…