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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Partially collapsed Hanford tunnel to be filled with grout

Thu., June 1, 2017

A partially collapsed Hanford waste storage tunnel will be filled with grout to further stabilize it, the Department of Energy said Wednesday.

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Bechtel earns $7.2 million in incentive pay for managing Hanford vit plant

Wed., May 31, 2017

The Department of Energy’s assessment of Bechtel National at Hanford continues to inch upward.

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Washington state lawmakers want review of Hanford cleanup

UPDATED: Thu., May 25, 2017

Lawmakers ask Government Accountability Office to review Hanford cleanup after tunnel collapse.

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Department of Energy ends plans for test to dispose of Hanford waste capsules

Wed., May 24, 2017

The Department of Energy is dropping plans for a test meant to see if some Hanford nuclear waste could be disposed of in a deep borehole.

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Trump proposes $120 million budget cut at Hanford despite trouble

Tue., May 23, 2017

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes a cut of about $120 million for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, despite two recent incidents that raised concern about worker safety at the former nuclear weapons production site.

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Crews cover partially-collapsed tunnel at nuclear site

UPDATED: Mon., May 22, 2017

Workers this weekend finished installing a protective cover over a partially-collapsed tunnel that contained radioactive waste on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.

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Radioactive contamination found on clothes of Hanford worker

UPDATED: Fri., May 19, 2017

A worker at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state got radioactive contamination on his clothing this week during an incident at an underground waste storage tank that indicated a possible leak.

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Cleanup at Idaho nuclear landfill on hold after pit collapse

UPDATED: Thu., May 18, 2017

BOISE, Idaho – Some cleanup efforts at a nuclear waste landfill in eastern Idaho are on hold while workers try to figure out what caused a collapse in a dig area that sent an excavator into a pit. The excavator was digging up transuranic waste – which is waste contaminated with highly radioactive elements.

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Waiting on the weather to cover Hanford waste tunnel

Tue., May 16, 2017

About 150 concrete ecology blocks were hauled by flatbed trucks to central Hanford over the weekend for the next step in stabilizing a partially collapsed tunnel holding radioactively contaminated waste.

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Depression in Hanford tunnel discovered by radiation workers

Mon., May 15, 2017

Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation who questioned some unusual radiation readings are being credited with discovering the partial collapse of a waste storage tunnel last week.

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