A new report by the feds says cleanup at the Hanford site will take until 2086, with other work needed until 2100.

Cleanup crews are wrapping up a major restoration at the historic Hanford Site, removing 300,000 tons of contaminated soil and safeguarding the Columbia River for future generations.

The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday, April 29, 2021, that Tank B-109 holds 123,000 gallons of radioactive waste left from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons on the Hanford ...

News; Washington; Up to $590 billion still needed to clean up Hanford Site April 15, 2025 Updated Tue., April 15, 2025 at 9:04 p.m. Signs warn visitors approaching the B Reactor on the Hanford ...

Richland, WA. Energy Northwest has been fined $4,000 after a spill of lubricating oil that polluted the Columbia River at its nuclear power plant north of Richland.

Up to $590 billion still needed to clean up toxic nuclear site near Columbia River in WA. Annette Cary. ... The new plan calls for the most radioactive waste also to bypass the partially built ...