July 2016

July 20, 2016
DOE Marks 20 Years of Cleanup Success at ERDF
This month marks 20 successful years of environmental cleanup at one of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s largest disposal facilities.

June 2016

June 30, 2016
Hanford Cleanup Progress Fact Sheet June 2016
The updated Hanford Site progress fact sheet through June 30, 2016.


June 29, 2016
Washington Closure Hanford reaches a new safety milestone – 7 million safe work hours
Washington Closure Hanford (WCH) and its subcontractor employees have achieved a significant safety milestone by working 7 million hours without a lost workday injury.


June 01, 2016
Registration for Additional Hanford Site Cleanup Tours Begin on June 1
Due to popularity of the Hanford Site cleanup tour, registration for 10 additional tours will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1. The announcement comes after the first round of tours filled up within a matter of hours.

April 2016

April 25, 2016
Hanford Cleanup Progress Fact Sheet April 2016
The updated Hanford Site progress fact sheet


April 05, 2016
Additional Hanford Cleanup Tours Announced
Due to popular demand, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced 10 additional Hanford cleanup tours for the 2016 season. The announcement comes after the initially scheduled 15 tours filled up quickly.

March 2016

March 31, 2016
Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Hanford Expands 2016 Tour Season
RICHLAND, Wash. – In partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will open registration for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park’s 2016 public tour season at the Hanford, Wash., sites on Monday, Apr


March 28, 2016
Hanford Cleanup Progress Fact Sheet March 2016
The updated Hanford Site progress fact sheet


March 21, 2016
Hanford Cleanup Tour Registration Begins in April
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will open online registration for the 2016 Hanford cleanup tour program April 5 at 9 a.m. on the Hanford Site website, www.hanford.gov.

February 2016

February 25, 2016
Workers Remove Most Contaminated Processing Equipment from Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant
Workers have finished cutting up and removing the two most highly contaminated pieces of processing equipment, called glove boxes, from the Plutonium Finishing Plant at the Hanford Site in Washington state.


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