Hanford News

An aerial view of a stack demolition taking place at the Hanford Site
The U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company are advancing the Hanford mission with safe and successful demolition of the 175-foot-tall K West Reactor exhaust stack. February 25, 2026
Rotating set of images of a capsule transfer at the Hanford Site
In a significant achievement years in the making, workers with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently moved the first of 18 concrete casks loaded with radioactive cesium capsules out of the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility to a nearby dry storage pad at the Hanford Site. February 3, 2026