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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.
EM Assistant Secretary giving a speech, on a stage standing behind a podium, to a large crowd. To the right he is displayed on a large screen
As 1,200 government and industry leaders from 35 states and four countries discussed advances in the nuclear industry and what’s needed to maintain momentum during a conference here, Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management Tim Walsh made his message clear: The Office of Environmental Management is creating opportunities for the private industry and paving the way for big things. August 11, 2026
Rotating set of images of construction vehicles and employees working at the Hanford Site
Thirty years ago this summer, people were still using dial-up Internet, renting movies at brick-and-mortar stores and learning how to do the Macarena. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy was marking the grand opening of the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility, an engineered landfill designed to support then-fledgling environmental cleanup efforts at the Hanford Site. August 11, 2026
A large white crane opening a calcine bin on top of a large mound outside at the Idaho Site
A drone and advanced laser scanning technology known as lidar are providing highly accurate 3D maps of the interior of bin sets containing radioactive waste, an important step to prepare the Idaho Cleanup Project to safely access the structures and eventually retrieve the material for disposal. August 11, 2026