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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Hanford downwinder succumbs to illness

Sat., Feb. 12, 2011

Deborah Clark, who was among those suing Hanford contractors over her thyroid cancer, has died.

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Highly contaminated soil found at Hanford

Thu., Nov. 18, 2010

Workers have found a nasty surprise beneath a Hanford building just north of Richland – highly contaminated soil from an undiscovered leak.

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Hanford workers digging up hazardous wastes

Fri., Aug. 27, 2010

Work is nearly complete to help identify the type and amount of radioactive and hazardous materials at the 618-10 Burial Ground, one of the most hazardous sites on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

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Another Green Monday

Mon., May 3, 2010

Another Green Monday

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Analysis warns Hanford cleanup would take decades

Wed., Feb. 10, 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal proposal for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site says radioactive contaminants from the sprawling Hanford nuclear reservation could threaten the Columbia River for thousands of years.

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Swarm of small quakes in past year under Hanford

Mon., Feb. 1, 2010

In the past year about 2,000 small quakes have rattled an area under the Hanford nuclear reservation.

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GAO suggests leaving more waste in Hanford tanks

Fri., Oct. 2, 2009

The Government Accountability Office says the Energy Department should consider leaving more waste in underground tanks at the Hanford nuclear reservation.

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Feds inspecting Hanford nuclear power plant

Mon., Aug. 17, 2009

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection of the power plant at the Hanford nuclear reservation because of the electrical fire that shut it down.

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New agreement reached on Hanford cleanup deadlines

Tue., Aug. 11, 2009

RICHLAND — Washington state and federal officials have agreed on new cleanup deadlines for the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site.

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Work to start on Hanford K reactors burial ground

Fri., July 10, 2009

RICHLAND — A Pocatello, Idaho, company has won a $9 million contract to clean up a burial site at the Hanford nuclear reservation that contains radiation-contaminated waste.

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