A nuclear production facility in Washington state, called the Hanford site, once forged the plutonium that reshaped the world ...

The Hanford Site is the most polluted area in the US, though cleanup started decades ago. Estimates say it will take decades more and up to $640 billion to finish the job. The site just received ...

The Department of Energy has awarded an environmental cleanup contract for the Hanford site worth up to $45 billion to a newly formed limited liability company based in Lynchburg, Va. For the second ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright saw the Hanford vitrification plant in action in his first visit to the nuclear cleanup site in ...

Hanford WTP has reached a commissioning milestone, producing more than 20 stainless steel containers of immobilised low-activity waste.

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War FILE - A caution sign is shown on a road on the Hanford ...

The Department of Energy has awarded a Hanford site contract with an estimated value of up to $45 billion over a decade to a newly formed limited liability company. The winning bidder is Hanford Tank ...

SEATTLE — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first atomic ...

RICHLAND, Wash. — Workers at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) on the Hanford site have disposed of more than 19 million tons of waste from their cleanup efforts. Workers at the ...

SEATTLE (AP) — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first ...