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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CH2M Hill adds 300 employees, takes on more Hanford work

Mon., Aug. 29, 2016

About 300 Hanford workers become employees of CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. or its subcontractors Aug. 29. After 11 years, Hanford Washington Closure is wrapping up its contract at the Hanford nuclear reservation at the end of September and has done its last work in the field.

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State fines feds, contractor for mishandling Hanford waste

Tue., Aug. 9, 2016

State regulators have fined the federal government and one of its contractors $50,000 for mishandling hazardous waste at Hanford.

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2 Hanford workers checked for possible vapor exosure

Thu., Aug. 4, 2016

Two more Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers have received medical evaluations for possible exposure to chemical vapors after reporting a suspicious odor.

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Crews tackle several wildfires in Washington

Mon., Aug. 1, 2016

A wildfire burning toward the Hanford nuclear reservation scorched about 110 square miles of grassland Monday as it spread from Yakima County into Benton County.

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State attorney general seeks immediate help for Hanford workers

Thu., July 21, 2016

Washington’s attorney general on Thursday asked a federal judge to immediately take steps to protect Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers from exposure to chemical vapors.

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Report: Department of Energy fails to protect nuclear whistleblowers

Thu., July 14, 2016

The DOE’s nuclear program almost never holds its civilian contractors accountable for unlawful retaliation against whistleblowers, according to a highly critical Government Accountability Office report released Thursday, July 14, 2016.

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Two more Hanford workers report possible exposure to vapors

Wed., July 13, 2016

Even while workers on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are engaged in a job action to protest getting sick from chemical vapors, two more employees reported possible exposure to the vapors.

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