Hanford cleanup

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

Stainless steel capsules about 21 inches long and filled with cesium and strontium at Hanford in southeast Washington are getting a new, hopefully safer, home.

The government shutdown means Hanford — the nation’s largest environmental cleanup site — gets more complicated, quickly.

More than 700 workers at the Hanford site in southeast Washington state could be furloughed because of the U.S. government shutdown.

In conversations with people and businesses across the Tri-Cities, you can sense a pall over this government town.At dinners and in hushed calls with…

(Runtime :59)When it comes to tank waste at Hanford in southeast Washington, cleanup has taken longer and cost more than most people ever expected.Now,…

(Runtime 1:00)There’s a new sheriff — or — rather, a Hanford safety officer in town. The Yakama Nation has started a position to help protect the way-out…

(Runtime 1:01)There is a new plan for cleanup at the contaminated Hanford site.The U.S. Department of Energy, the federal Environmental Protection Agency,…

It’s a big test baby: Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant marked the arrival of its first nearly 7-ton canister of test glass. Top managers and workers…

(Runtime :56)The public can ask questions and learn about Hanford site cleanup during an upcoming meeting in Kennewick. It’s the first in-person Hanford…