Hanford leadership joined industry partners and federal officials at the Waste Management Symposium to discuss the site’s cleanup progress and the path forward for one of the nation’s most complex environmental remediation missions. March 17, 2026
The chief engineer with the Hanford Site's essential services prime contractor has been recognized with a sitewide honor for his commitment to electrical safety. March 17, 2026
Infrastructure teams at the Hanford Site will soon have a new waterline risk ranking system. March 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company are advancing the Hanford mission with safe and successful demolition of the 175-foot-tall K West Reactor exhaust stack. February 25, 2026
Hanford Site workers recently completed two important upgrades to an underground waste-storage tank, advancing safe and efficient management of radioactive waste. February 25, 2026
A Hanford Site contractor recently received the U.S. Department of Labor award for exemplary efforts in recruiting, employing and retaining the nation’s veterans. February 17, 2026
Crews recently began retrieving radioactive waste from the 24th single-shell tank at the Hanford Site, two years after using an innovative system to cut into the tank dome for the installation of new equipment. February 10, 2026
Partnering on Fuels and Materials Examination Facility
In a significant achievement years in the making, workers with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently moved the first of 18 concrete casks loaded with radioactive cesium capsules out of the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility to a nearby dry storage pad at the Hanford Site. February 3, 2026
When it comes to cybersecurity and protecting the Hanford Site’s vital information, simply monitoring the network and waiting for an alarm to sound is not enough. February 3, 2026