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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News > Washington

Welcome to Nuketown USA: A look at the company town of the Hanford site

Sun., May 14, 2017

While a tunnel collapse over nuclear material at Hanford Nuclear Reservation made international news, it did little to shake a town full of residents who played a part in the intriguing, and sometimes troubling, living history of “Nuketown, USA.”

News > Spokane

Hanford tunnel collapse prompts some to ask: What’s the long-term solution for nuclear waste?

Fri., May 12, 2017

Tuesday’s collapse of an earthen tunnel at Hanford highlights long-standing concerns about the ways in which nuclear waste is stored.

News > Washington

Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s collapsed tunnel may have gone unnoticed

UPDATED: Thu., May 11, 2017

A hole that was discovered this week on top of a nuclear waste storage tunnel has been plugged with dirt, ending an emergency situation at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said Thursday.

News > Washington

As workers fill collapsed tunnel at Hanford site, Inslee launches action against federal government

UPDATED: Wed., May 10, 2017

Workers have begun filling a caved in tunnel near the PUREX plant in the 200 East Area of the Hanford Site. About 50 truckloads of soil will be used to fill the hole, officials said. A misting machine is being used to control dust from the operation, and the excavator operator is wearing a protective suit and a filtered air mask.

News > Spokane

Hanford warned in 2015 study that contaminated rail car tunnels at risk of collapse

UPDATED: Tue., May 9, 2017

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy was warned that two tunnels containing radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were vulnerable to collapse.

News > Spokane

Area around Hanford’s PUREX plant has been dumping ground for radioactive and chemical waste for years

UPDATED: Tue., May 9, 2017

For decades during the Cold War arms race, nuclear waste was dumped at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s sprawling 200 East and 200 West areas.

News > Washington

Hanford officials working on fix for hole in tunnel storing radioactive equipment

UPDATED: Tue., May 9, 2017

Hanford officials say they’re working on a fix for a gaping hole that appeared Tuesday in the roof of a storage tunnel containing rail cars full of radioactive equipment at the nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington.

News > Washington

Nuke waste debate: Turn it into glass or encase in cement?

UPDATED: Thu., May 4, 2017

A new report says Congress should consider authorizing the Department of Energy to use grout to stabilize some of Hanford’s radioactive waste, rather than a more expensive plan to turn it into glass.

News > Washington

GAO report says government not doing enough against fraud, including at Hanford

Tue., May 2, 2017

A new report says the U.S. Department of Energy isn’t doing enough to prevent fraud among its contractors, including at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

News > Washington

Budget deal provides solid budget for Hanford

Tue., May 2, 2017

That bipartisan deal to fund the federal government through September would provide a solid budget for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation if approved this week.

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