Workers at the Hanford Site installed a new pump inside an underground waste-storage tank, advancing efforts to safely manage radioactive and chemical waste. June 24, 2025.

More than 50 high school students stepped out of the classroom and into the world of science, technology, engineering and math during a recent hands-on event held at the Hanford Site’s Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center. June 24, 2025.

Workers are preparing to begin construction on a new disposal cell at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF), an engineered landfill at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in southeastern Washington.

Just six months into 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has racked up significant cleanup accomplishments across the country, with more progress on the horizon, senior EM federal and contractor executives said here last week. June 17, 2025.
Workers at the Hanford Site have nearly completed excavation at a former waste site near the Columbia River. June 17, 2025.

Hanford crews are preparing for the site’s first-ever transfer of radioactive waste from one of its large underground tanks to the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. June 17, 2025.

By installing the last piece of pipe, Hanford Site workers have completed the final connection between underground tanks storing radioactive waste and the waste treatment plant that will begin solidifying it in glass later this year. June 10, 2025

A new method has received state approval for use at the Hanford Site's 222-S Laboratory, improving how experts analyze tank waste and providing more precise data to support safe, efficient cleanup. June 10, 2025

A new artificial intelligence tool is helping workers at the Hanford Site save time, work smarter and keep sensitive data secure. June 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is advancing the Hanford Site tank waste mission by introducing key chemicals into the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant as part of ongoing cold commissioning testing.