Tag Archives: Hanford

Nagasaki survivor tours B Reactor, visits Richland High School via NBC Right Now

Posted on 2018/03/12 by nfield

  Alfredo Llanos […] “I wanted to see with my own eyes the place where the plutonium that made the bomb that was dropped on my city was made,” Moriguchi said. Even though he was just a teenager during the time of … Continue reading →

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This Nagasaki bomb survivor visits Hanford. ‘Do you understand my heart?’ via Tri-Cities Herald

Posted on 2018/03/12 by nfield

By Annette Cary […] “It was shocking to me to come to B Reactor and see it open to the public as a prideful accomplishment,” he said. “Here the production of plutonium has only one purpose — to destroy human … Continue reading →

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Nagasaki survivor visits Hanford, finds some of the story still untold via Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/03/12 by nfield

  By  Hal Bernton  Seattle Times staff reporter RICHLAND, Benton County — Mitsugi Moriguchi was 8 when the atomic bomb detonated over his home city of Nagasaki, and he has spent much of his life telling the story of the … Continue reading →

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Is there a cheaper way to treat Hanford radioactive waste? Northwest officials are wary via Tri-Cities Herald

Posted on 2018/03/05 by nfield

Another round of looking at potentially less expensive options to treat the stew of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste stored in Hanford’s underground tanks has brought out the skeptic in some Northwest officials. “Just once I’d like to hear ‘How … Continue reading →

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Nagasaki atomic-bomb survivor to speak in Walla Walla, visit Hanford via Yakima Herald.com (Walla Walla Union Bulletin)

Posted on 2018/03/05 by nfield

    Walla Walla will take part in a multiday event this week that will join Japanese and American victims of nuclear use and production. Whitman College will present The Nagasaki-Hanford Bridge Project at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Maxey Auditorium … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Contamination Found on “Clean” Vehicles from Hanford Facility via Hanford Challenge

Posted on 2018/02/27 by nfield

February 20, 2018 Seattle, WA:  A Hanford watchdog group and a scientist today released findings showing 2 out of 5 vehicle filters from vehicles parked at Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) that had been tested and released as “clean” in fact … Continue reading →

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Radioactive contamination found in ‘clean’ cars, says Hanford watchdog via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2018/02/21 by nfield

Annette Cary A small amount of radioactive contamination has been found in the air filters of two vehicles parked at the Plutonium Finishing Plant at the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to a Seattle-based Hanford watchdog group. Hanford Challenge took five … Continue reading →

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Bill passes to help ill Hanford workers via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2018/01/26 by nfield

By Annette Carey A bill that should help more ill Hanford nuclear reservation workers qualify for state worker compensation may soon be headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. The bill would require the state’s worker compensation … Continue reading →

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Tests Show Hanford Workers Ingested Radioactive Waste via NW News Network

Posted on 2018/01/26 by nfield

By Anna King Two Hanford workers have tested positive for radioactive waste in their bodies. It happened at the Plutonium Finishing Plant—a massive factory being demolished at the nuclear cleanup site in southeast Washington state. […] The workers with contamination … Continue reading →

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Update: Radioactive particles found on cars. Hanford workers may have driven 2 home via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2017/12/19 by nfield

By Annette Cary Specks of radioactive contamination have been found on eight cars or other vehicles that were parked at the Hanford nuclear reservation’s Plutonium Finishing Plant. Two of the vehicles may have been contaminated before they were driven home … Continue reading →

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