Hanford Nuclear Reservation

The southeastern Washington site that helped end WWII. Now one of the most irradiated locations on the planet.

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Settlement reached in lawsuit over Hanford contracts

Fri., June 8, 2018

A former Hanford Nuclear Reservation contractor has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit involving millions of dollars in contracts intended for small businesses.

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Wildfire burns through Hanford nuclear complex

Tue., June 5, 2018

A wildfire burned about 4.4 square miles of the decommissioned Hanford nuclear production complex in Washington.

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Billions of Hanford dollars will stay separate under defense bill

Wed., May 30, 2018

The Department of Energy’s two Hanford offices would remain separate at least through 2024 under the defense spending authorization act approved by the U.S. House.

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Despite spread of radioactive contamination, Hanford contractor earns $10 million

Tue., May 22, 2018

A Hanford environmental cleanup contractor has earned $9.9 million in incentive pay from the Department of Energy for its work at the nuclear reservation.

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Ghost town bank lives again at nuclear reservation. You can visit

Mon., May 21, 2018

The bank in the ghost town of White Bluffs on the Hanford nuclear reservation has been rehabilitated and can be seen on Manhattan Project National Historical Park tours.

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2 gallons of radioactive nuclear waste done. 56M gallons to go.

Wed., May 16, 2018

Researchers in Richland have done what the $17 billion vitrification plant at Hanford is intended to do – turn radioactive waste into a solid glass form.

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$100 million lawsuit filed over Hanford pensions

Wed., May 2, 2018

A class-action lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of Hanford workers who lost pension benefits under a failed economic development program.

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US officials slam Washington state nuke waste site problems

UPDATED: Wed., April 25, 2018

U.S. investigators have said that problems first identified six years ago at a Washington state plant where deadly nuclear waste would be treated continue to plague the multi-billion dollar facility.

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Settlement of Hanford subcontracting lawsuit in limbo. Feds may fight more delays

Mon., April 16, 2018

No settlement agreement between a former Hanford contractor and the U.S. Department of Justice was filed in federal court by a Friday deadline.

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Doubts raised that massive Hanford plant could open by 2022

UPDATED: Fri., March 30, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy has doubts that a massive nuclear waste treatment plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation can open by a 2022 deadline.

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Rattlesnake Mountain access issue strikes chord in Tri-Cities

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

CONSERVATION -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting public comments on options for access to Rattlesnake Mountain, a choice ridge of high ground near the Tri-Cities formerly restricted as a buffer to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Comments will be accepted until Nov. 13,...

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