February 2026

February 25, 2026
Hanford Advances Common Sense Improvement to Expedite Tank Waste Mission
The Hanford Field Office in coordination with the Washington State Department of Ecology, announced today it is advancing a permit improvement that could enable the Waste Treatment Plant to process up to 20 percent more tank waste.


February 20, 2026
Hanford Topples Manhattan Project Era Exhaust Stack, Accelerating Remediation and Restoration
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.

January 2026

January 28, 2026
Hanford Advisory Board Seeking New Members
The Hanford Advisory Board is seeking volunteer members to provide advice to federal and state agencies on the ongoing nuclear cleanup of the Hanford Site.

October 2025

October 15, 2025
The Hanford Site Begins Solidifying Tank Waste in Glass
The Hanford Site has successfully started up its Low-Activity Waste Facility, a key component of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant that has begun to solidify Hanford tank waste in glass for the first time.

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 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.


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