Hanford News

Employees in safety goggles in a laboratory building stand beside a melter and look up at it
The Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s High-Level Waste Facility Research and Technology team completed an important test two months ahead of the milestone schedule at The Catholic University of America’s Vitreous State Laboratory in Washington, D.C. July 21, 2026
DOE EM logo with Hanford suboffice and Press Release on Navy Background
With the necessary regulatory permit now in place, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site is moving forward with an improvement that will reduce costs, enable continued tank retrievals and expedite the Hanford tank waste mission. The site has completed the first transfer of material known as EMF concentrate to a local offsite facility for grouting, marking the beginning of a new more efficient approach.
Rotating set of images of crews stabilizing hot cells at the Hanford Site
Workers with U.S. Department of Energy contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently checked a critical box, actually four of them, completing stabilization of contaminated hot cells in the 324 Building, reducing a significant risk at the Hanford Site. June 23, 2026