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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Washington bill would help certain sick Hanford workers

Fri., Feb. 10, 2017

Washington state lawmakers are considering a measure to help former nuclear site workers with certain illnesses receive the needed care and compensation.

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Trial delayed for Hanford chemical vapors case

Tue., Feb. 7, 2017

A federal judge has again pushed back the trial date for a lawsuit over employee concerns about exposure to chemical vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. KNDU-TV reported Monday that the trial has been rescheduled for March 2018. The trial was initially moved from this coming May to October 2017.

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Radioactive spread halts Hanford nuclear facility demolition

Tue., Jan. 31, 2017

The demolition of a major plutonium plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state has been put on pause after radioactive contamination spread outside the facility. The

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Hanford vapors lawsuit heading to mediation

Thu., Jan. 26, 2017

Parties in a lawsuit seeking better protection for Hanford workers from chemical vapors have agreed to pursue mediation, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Plaintiffs and defendants have asked U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice to move the trial to March 5, 2018, if mediation fails. The trial currently is set for October at the Richland federal courthouse.

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Washington nuclear power plant sets generation record

Thu., Jan. 5, 2017

A Washington nuclear power plant has set a record for annual generation despite two unexpected outages in 2016.

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Radioactive contamination spreading in closed Hanford plant, REDOX

Tue., Jan. 3, 2017

Radioactive contamination is spreading inside a deteriorating processing plant on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

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Progress made to resolve Hanford vit plant technical issues

Thu., Dec. 29, 2016

Progress is being made to resolve the technical issues that have stopped some construction at the Hanford vitrification plant since 2012. The Department of Energy and its contractor, Bechtel National, announced on Tuesday that full-scale testing has begun to make sure certain tanks within the vit plant can keep high-level radioactive waste well-mixed.

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Work restarts to empty Hanford tank with inside leak

Tue., Dec. 20, 2016

Work resumed despite recent frigid temperatures to empty an underground tank at Hanford with radioactive waste leaking between its double shells.

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Energy Department raises price tag to $16 billion for Hanford plant

Fri., Dec. 16, 2016

The price tag for a long-delayed facility to treat dangerous radioactive wastes left over from the production of nuclear weapons has climbed from $12 billion to $16.8 billion, making it one of the nation’s most expensive construction projects.

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Richland nuclear plant barred from shipping waste after incident

Tue., Dec. 13, 2016

Energy Northwest is temporarily barred from sending waste to a commercial disposal site at Hanford after a shipment in November had more radioactivity than reported.

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