Tag: Hanford Site
Feds Propose to Move Hanford Nuclear Waste Through Oregon
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
A federal proposal to move radioactive nuclear waste from Washington through Oregon and onward to Utah and Texas via truck...
Construction Underway to Advance Hanford Tank Waste Mission
Hanford Site workers are installing equipment to demonstrate how an alternative treatment technology could safely accelerate cleanup of radioactive tank waste.
The Test Bed Initiative...
Hanford Demolition Paves Way for Cleanup Progress Near River
A Hanford Site building that was critical to transferring radioactive sludge away from the Columbia River is coming down. Demolition of the K West Reactor Annex is another...
Waste Retrieval Underway on Final Tank in Hanford’s AX Farm
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection (ORP) recently took another step in reducing environmental risk at the Hanford Site, as workers...
Hanford Site to Host Virtual Job Fair on December 7 and...
A Hanford virtual job fair will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 7-8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event is hosted by...
Walden Stresses Need to Improve Clean-Up Efforts at Hanford
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) stressed the need to improve progress of nuclear waste cleanup at the Hanford Site during a hearing before...
Nuclear Waste Clean-Up Legislation Passes House with Walden’s Support
The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (H.R. 3053) that originated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee - where Greg Walden (R-Hood River) serves as...
