Stimson's essay concluded: "With the release of atomic energy, man's ability to destroy himself is very nearly complete. The ...

A recent article in the Tri-City Herald effectively explains a significant development in Central Washington: "Twenty-three ...

Indeed, construction of the plant at the Hanford Site has been arduous. With 56 million gallons of radioactive waste harbored at the location, efforts to mitigate the danger have been fraught with ...

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War ...

If I mention nuclear reactor accidents, you’d probably think of Three Mile Island, Fukushima, or maybe Chernobyl (or, now, Chornobyl). But there have been others that, for whatever reason, ...

The state of Washington was able to provide unemployment benefits to federal workers during the last partial government ...

The U.S. Department of Energy announced it will move forward with solidifying tank waste at the Hanford Facility.

The Hanford facility has begun its process to start emptying some WWII-era radioactive waste, pumping the waste into melters ...

The U.S. government set up Hanford in 1943 to create plutonium for the nation’s atomic bombs. That work created billions of gallons of chemical and radioactive waste. The worst 56 million gallons of ...

H2C told HAMTC it may temporarily lay off 733 union workers during the 2025 shutdown. DOE is stretching carryover funds; H2C has less reserve and faces staffing cuts. Scenario lists 214 operators, 207 ...

The Hanford tank farm contractor notified the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council that it is looking to temporarily lay off 733 union workers because of the federal government shutdown. Hanford Tank ...

Since then, its threat has shaped and justified global conflict. Both Iraq and Iran have been accused of seeking the bomb, ...