The Hanford nuclear site was used from World War II through the Cold War to produce almost two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program.

The Hanford nuclear site was used from World War II through the Cold War to produce almost two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program.

It settles one of two federal lawsuits against Hanford contractors accused of using taxpayer dollars to pay idle workers.

DOE to begin $95M expansion of Hanford nuclear site landfill for radioactive waste disposal, allowing continued environmental cleanup through 2040.

DOE to begin $95M expansion of Hanford nuclear site landfill for radioactive waste disposal, allowing continued environmental cleanup through 2040.

The Hanford site adjacent to Richland was left contaminated by the production of nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program from World War II through the Cold War.

Federal employees at the Hanford nuclear site are not the only ones being laid off recently. A Department of Energy contractor, Navarro-ATL, laid off 15 of about 400 employees last week. The ...

The Hanford site adjacent to Richland was left contaminated by the production of nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation's nuclear weapons program from World War II through the Cold War.

Workers at the US Hanford site near Richland, Washington, have installed the last piece of pipe, connecting underground tanks storing radioactive waste and the waste treatment plant that will begin ...

After waiting a year without results for the Department of Energy to release public documents about the Hanford nuclear site, Columbia Riverkeeper has run out of patience. The Oregon-based ...

Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU), supported by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency ...

An Oregon-based nonprofit filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Energy, claiming the department is not being transparent with potential plans to develop the Hanford site in Washin… ...