June 2025
June 17, 2025
Hanford Expanding Environmental Landfill to Support Ongoing Risk-Reduction Cleanup
Workers are preparing to begin construction on a new disposal cell at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility, an engineered landfill at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site.
June 10, 2025
Connection Complete: Hanford Installs Last Link Between Tanks and Treatment Plant
By installing the last piece of pipe, Hanford workers have completed the final connection between underground tanks storing radioactive waste and the waste treatment plant that will begin solidifying it in glass later this year.
May 2025
May 27, 2025
Hanford Tank Waste Mission Takes Another Step Forward as WTP Testing Advances
The Department of Energy is advancing the Hanford tank waste mission by introducing key chemicals into the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant as part of ongoing cold commissioning testing.
May 07, 2025
Nearly 2,000 Gallons of Hanford Tank Waste Treated and Shipped for Disposal
Hanford’s Test Bed Initiative could pave the way for future tank waste treatment options
January 2025
January 10, 2025
State of Washington, federal agencies finalize agreement on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site
Amendments to cleanup agreements finalized following public input process.
December 2024
December 19, 2024
State and federal agencies respond to public comments, move forward on plans for cleaning up tank waste at Hanford Site
State and federal agencies responded today to public comments received and are moving forward on revised plans for treating and disposing of millions of gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste.
August 2024
August 28, 2024
Hanford Advisory Board to Meet in Spokane Sept. 10-11, 2024
The Hanford Advisory Board is on the road again, holding its September meeting in Spokane.
August 20, 2024
Hanford Stabilizes Last Reactor Fuel Storage Basin
Workers at the Hanford Site recently finished filling the last large concrete basin at the K Reactor Area with cement-like grout.
August 06, 2024
Construction Underway on Test Bed Initiative to Advance Hanford Tank Waste Mission
Hanford Site workers are installing equipment to demonstrate how an alternative treatment technology could safely accelerate cleanup of radioactive tank waste.
July 2024
July 29, 2024
DOE Announces Cleanup to Clean Energy Project at Hanford Site
The U.S. Department of Energy will enter into realty negotiations for a solar project capable of delivering up to one gigawatt of clean energy within an 8,000-acre area of DOE-owned land at the Hanford Site.
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