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Hanford Site Crews Move First Radioactive Capsules to Dry Storage
Image showing workers preparing to load up a concrete ask with the capsules inside.In a significant achievement years in the making, workers recently moved the first of 18 concrete casks loaded with radioactive cesium and strontium capsules out of the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility to a nearby dry storage pad. Read more...

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Last Updated 02/04/2026 6:30 AM