The Hanford Site recently hit 2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater treated in 2024, meeting a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority for the year nearly two months early.
Dozens of people from federal and state agencies and Hanford Site contractors recently gathered to celebrate completing the last of 77 environmental permits needed to start treating waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks.
Cleanup progress at the Hanford Site generates interest around the world. That’s why the Hanford Field Office and tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions recently hosted a site tour for representatives from Washington state’s agriculture industry.
During a 30-day public comment period, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Hanford Field Office hosted its annual Hanford Site 5-Year Plan public meeting.
Construction crews recently installed a crane inside the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant's High-Level Waste Facility.
Construction crews recently created two concrete placements using new wireless temperature sensors at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s High-Level Waste Facility.
More than 60 first responders from multiple agencies recently participated in an active assailant workshop at the Hanford Site, which included a drill to establish a unified response across the site in the event of an emergency.
About 2,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical tank waste is one step closer to disposal as part of a treatment technology demonstration at the Hanford Site.
Workers recently completed an 18-month project of replacing 11 hot cell windows at the 222-S Laboratory on the Hanford Site.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently “put the lid” on a project to permanently seal 15 stainless steel containers of spent nuclear fuel, reducing risk at the Hanford Site.