Tag Archives: Hanford

Plan to Reclassify Radioactive Nuclear Waste Spurs Anger via US News

Posted on 2019/06/30 by nfield

By Cecile Smith-Schoenwalder A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY plan to reclassify some of the country’s radioactive waste to lesser threat levels in order to save time and money is angering environmental groups and raising questions among experts. Last week, the Energy Department … Continue reading →

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Tri-Cities will turn the clock back 75 years. Atomic Frontier Days to return via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2019/06/30 by nfield

By Annette Cary RICHLAND, WA The Tri-Cities will return to its one-of-a-kind past this summer and fall as it relives the events on the World War II home front. Sept. 26 will mark 75 years since B Reactor, the world’s first full-scale … Continue reading →

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Richland High’s mushroom cloud logo surprised a Japanese student. She finally spoke up via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2019/06/09 by nfield

By Annette Cary RICHLAND, WA Nonoka Koga was a little shocked when she arrived as an international exchange student at Richland High, home of the Bombers. There on the gym floor was a big green “R” over a mushroom cloud from an … Continue reading →

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U.S. can label nuke waste as less dangerous to quicken cleanup via CTV News

Posted on 2019/06/07 by nfield

Nicholas K. Geranios, The Associated Press Published Thursday, June 6, 2019 1:53AM EDT Last Updated Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:15AM EDT SPOKANE, Wash. — The U.S. government on Wednesday will reclassify some of the nation’s most dangerous radioactive waste to lower its … Continue reading →

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Contamination events force project shut down at Hanford nuclear site via King 5 News

Posted on 2019/05/18 by nfield

By Susannah Frame Two contamination events have happened at the Hanford nuclear site in eastern Washington while employees of government contractor CH2M Hill were working on the most radioactive building on the reservation. Building 324, located near the Columbia River … Continue reading →

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Rising costs of nuclear cleanup can’t slow progress via Union-Bulletin.com

Posted on 2019/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The nuclear waste is at Hanford because of national security efforts and it is a national responsibility to clean it up. Cleaning up the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste buried in leaking tanks at the Hanford Nuclear reservation, which … Continue reading →

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“Incidental” nuclear waste: reconceiving a problem won’t make it go away via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/02/04 by nfield

By Alison Macfarlane The Cold War left many legacies: thousands of nuclear weapons, a large nuclear weapons complex with its attendant personnel and infrastructure—and millions of gallons of dangerously radioactive waste stored in enormous buried tanks at the Hanford Site, … Continue reading →

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State Of Washington Lambastes Trump Administration Plan To Reclassify Nuke Waste via Huffpost

Posted on 2019/01/09 by nfield

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington said Tuesday it opposes a federal proposal to reclassify as less dangerous some radioactive waste on a site in the state that contains the nation’s largest supply because it fears much of … Continue reading →

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Agreement reached in lawsuit over safety of workers at Hanford nuclear site via Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/10/13 by nfield

Originally published September 19, 2018 at 11:50 am Updated September 19, 2018 at 6:12 pm The federal government has agreed to test new “groundbreaking” technology to capture and destroy tank vapors, and install vapor monitoring to increase safety measures. Hanford, located … Continue reading →

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US agrees to improve worker safety at polluted nuclear site via TDN.com

Posted on 2018/09/21 by nfield

SEATTLE — The U.S. government will test and implement a new system to capture and destroy dangerous vapors released at the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site as part of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday. Washington Attorney General Bob … Continue reading →

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