Hanford News

A man crouched down holds a baby bird after taking it out of a hole in the ground
Hanford Site wildlife biologists take great care in protecting migratory birds. The environmental team with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions conducts bird nest surveys prior to any work activities on the ground.
A collage of students and employees wearing yellow hard hats doing work inside a laboratory
A partnership between the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and Oregon State University recently provided an engineering student with a unique opportunity.
Rotating images of the inside of an underground basin
Workers at the Hanford Site recently finished filling the last large concrete basin at the K Reactor Area with cement-like grout. The basin stored reactor fuel rods from the plutonium production mission.
A man in a yellow safety jacket stands with his back towards the camera and works inside a glass covered area
A One Hanford contractor partnership has developed a new process to ensure radioactive and chemical tank waste is ready for pretreatment quickly and efficiently at the Hanford Site.
A man stands in a dark room and holds a flashlight upwards
Risk reduction is a key component of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup mission at the Hanford Site. Placing the K East Reactor into interim safe storage, also known as “cocooning,” in October 2022 marked a significant accomplishment in that mission.