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

The Hanford Site in Washington saw more than 400 billion gallons of contaminated liquid dumped into its ground during its use ...

In this 14th installment of several articles covering the life and accomplishments of Kenneth D. Nichols, his diplomacy ...

the Hanford Site was set up in 1943 by the Manhattan Project for the sole purpose of producing plutonium on an industrial scale. Using nine nuclear reactors and five large plutonium processing ...

The B Reactor Museum Association (BRMA) is hosting an event to uncover the secret WWII mission of transporting plutonium from ...

Only five percent of Hanford's workplace knew what was truly happening on the grounds, according to the department. The first full-scale plutonium production reactor was completed in 13 months ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the 2025 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule, and Cost Report, detailing the ...

The 580-square-mile Hanford site adjacent to Richland produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation ... about the Hanford site K West Reactor basin to sort debris at the bottom ...

2025 Hanford Lifecycle Scope ... That included final cleanup and disposition of eight plutonium-production reactors along the Columbia River that have already been “cocooned,” or put in ...

Hanford had adequate water and electricity plus availability ... DuPont bluntly asked Nichols, “Is the Army interested in maximum plutonium production or in developing reactor design?” Of course, the ...