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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, in coordination with the Hanford Field Office, is strengthening the Hanford Advisory Board to enhance engagement with those who live closest to Hanford and to align with the governance model used at sites across the country.
RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Field Office submitted two permit modification requests to the Washington State Department of Ecology that could accelerate cleanup and save American taxpayers billions. These requests represent the latest step in a science-backed dual glass-plus-grout strategy to eliminate risks posed by aging tanks and meet cleanup commitments to the people of Washington more quickly, safely and efficiently.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Hanford team continues advancing the cleanup mission, with radioactive waste now removed from the 24th underground storage tank.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management recently highlighted its American Energy Hubs, an initiative that is transforming former Manhattan Project and Cold War sites into engines for innovation, affordable energy production, advanced manufacturing, and economic growth.
The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized the Waste Incidental to Reprocessing determination for selected tank waste in Hanford’s 200 West Area, establishing that treated waste from the S, SX and U Tank Farms may be managed as low-level radioactive waste in accordance with DOE requirements. July 31, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a landmark partnership expected to create approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent jobs.
DOE announces Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho as potential hosts to modernize the nation’s nuclear fuel cycle
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.
The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office remains dedicated to remediating the hexavalent chromium plume at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management issued a draft request for proposal for the Hanford Site’s 222-S Laboratory procurement.