Hanford News

A group of individuals pose for a group picture, some people stand while others sit
A Hanford Site contractor is investing in employee growth with a program to develop leadership and communication skills, create mentorship opportunities and encourage leadership interactions.
A man in a green hazmat suit holds his finger out and gets his heart rate measure by another man using a finger heart rate monitor clamp
The U.S. Department of Energy and an association that helps worksites advance safety and health goals recently presented 21 awards to contractors across the cleanup complex for achievements in safety, health, innovation and outreach.
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.