When it comes to government transparency and the Hanford nuclear site, the stakes couldn’t be higher for people who rely on ...

Hanford was used to produce plutonium for the ... The Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC) had asked that DOE reserve part of the 19,000 acres — a north-south corridor between Energy Northwest ...

Hanford had different processes for different wastes: Slightly contaminated liquids went into ponds, solid waste was buried, and some gases were released into the air. Across the reserve ...

Plans to transform Hanford, which was integral to the nation’s nuclear arsenal after World War II, had just begun inching forward when President Trump started his second term. By Keith Schneider ...

Scientists studying the soil beneath a leaking Hanford nuclear waste storage tank have discovered more than 100 species of bacteria living in a toxic, radioactive environment that most would have ...

The Hanford nuclear site contractor responsible for radioactive waste tanks for more than 16 years has lost $10.2 million in potential pay after claims that workers were too often idle because ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused one of Hanford’s biggest contractors of repeatedly billing the government for work that wasn’t done in a multi-million dollar ...