Here is a website that allows you to track radiation levels in the United States. Radiationnetworkd.com is updated in real time every minute. This is the first web site where the average citizen can see what radiation levels are anywhere in the USA at any time.More>>
RICHLAND, Wash. -- For several decades, PNNL has been conducting research and development on methods to detect very low levels of nuclear releases.More>>
NEAR RICHLAND, Wash.—With the concern of nuclear reactors and natural devastation spreading throughout the country, KNDU researched if the only nuclear power plant in the northwest is prepared.More>>
RICHLAND, Wash.-The Department of Energy's River Corridor contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, has begun cleanup of highly radioactive underground silos at Hanford's 118-K-1 Burial Ground.More>>
Thursday, September 6 2012 8:38 PM EDT2012-09-07 00:38:19 GMT
RICHLAND, Wash. - The cleanup of Hanford will go on for years but Thursday workers completed another step forward. Washington River Protection Solutions said crews removed all the radioactive and chemicalMore >>
The cleanup of Hanford will go on for years but Thursday workers completed another step forward. Washington River Protection Solutions said crews removed all the radioactive and chemical waste in a ninth single shell tank in the C-Farm.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2012 9:55 PM EDT2012-08-16 01:55:15 GMT
NEAR RICHLAND, Wash. - This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Manhattan Project and what a difference seven decades can make. From top secret to a top tourist site, Hanford has made some seriousMore >>
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Manhattan Project and what a difference seven decades can make.
From top secret to a top tourist site, Hanford has made some serious strides over the year. More >>
Monday, March 19 2012 1:09 PM EDT2012-03-19 17:09:12 GMT
Hanford's B Reactor isn't just for grown-ups anymore. The Department of Energy has lowered the age limit for tours of the national historic landmark.More >>
Hanford's B Reactor isn't just for grown-ups anymore. The Department of Energy has lowered the age limit for tours of the national historic landmark.More >>
Friday, February 10 2012 1:02 AM EST2012-02-10 06:02:05 GMT
Pasco, Wash. - The Department of Energy is looking for public comment about their proposed plans to build a natural gas pipeline out to the Waste Treatment Plant on the Hanford site. The 30-mile pipelineMore >>
Thursday, September 22 2011 8:06 PM EDT2011-09-23 00:06:37 GMT
A subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims.More >>
A subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims and paid kickbacks relating to a federal contract to manage mixed radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington state.More >>
Wednesday, August 3 2011 9:28 PM EDT2011-08-04 01:28:41 GMT
RICHLAND, WASH. - After two years of preparation and characterization, the Department of Energy's (DOE) River Corridor contractor has begun remediation of one of the most hazardous burial grounds tackled to date.More >>
RICHLAND, WASH. - After two years of preparation and characterization, the Department of Energy's (DOE) River Corridor contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, has begun remediation of one of the most hazardous burial grounds tackled to date on the Hanford Site's River Corridor.More >>
Wednesday, July 20 2011 2:33 PM EDT2011-07-20 18:33:45 GMT
The Washington Department of Ecology has given Richland's CREHST Museum a $62,000 grant to launch a public education campaign called "Don't Pour That on the Ground."More >>
The Washington Department of Ecology has given Richland's CREHST Museum a $62,000 grant to launch a public education campaign called "Don't Pour That on the Ground."More >>
Wednesday, July 13 2011 8:14 PM EDT2011-07-14 00:14:46 GMT
RICHLAND, Wash. - After eight years, the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center is another step closer to construction. Wednesday afternoon leaders from the City of Richland, the Richland Public FacilitiesMore >>
Friday, February 11 2011 1:10 AM EST2011-02-11 06:10:46 GMT
RICHLAND, Wash. - In Hanford news, site workers are being trained on a new tool to transfer radioactive waste from an older single shell tank to a safer double-shell tank.More >>
RICHLAND, Wash. - In Hanford news, site workers are being trained on a new tool to transfer radioactive waste from an older single shell tank to a safer double-shell tank.More >>
Wednesday, November 17 2010 9:49 PM EST2010-11-18 02:49:24 GMT
NEAR RICHLAND, Wash.-- Hanford workers are preparing to use the first Mobile Arm Retrieval System, also known as MARS, to retrieve and transfer waste from holding tanks.More >>
NEAR RICHLAND, Wash.-- Hanford workers are preparing to use the first Mobile Arm Retrieval System, also known as MARS, to retrieve and transfer waste from holding tanks.More >>
Wednesday, October 20 2010 1:52 PM EDT2010-10-20 17:52:37 GMT
Workers at Hanford's Vit Plant are building the largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the Department of Energy. Construction started in 2001, and nine years later they are still building.More >>
Workers at Hanford's Vit Plant are building the largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the Department of Energy. Construction started in 2001, and nine years later they are still building.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 3:03 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:03:20 GMT
HERMISTON, Oregon- Early this morning in Hermiston, Police responded to an alarm going off in Rocky Heights Elementary School according to a press release. The building was searched after they found an open window. More >>
HERMISTON, Oregon- Early this morning in Hermiston, Police responded to an alarm going off in Rocky Heights Elementary School according to a press release. The building was searched after they found an open window. More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-25 01:32:22 GMT
Larry J Schuster is a pilot, flying not up in the sky, but up and down the highways. It's reported that a pilot like Schuster was in front of the truck that hit an overhead girder on the I-5 bridge...More >>
Larry J Schuster is a pilot, flying not up in the sky, but up and down the highways.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:08 PM EDT2013-05-25 01:08:47 GMT
KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The Washington State Department of Transportation and Tri-Cities drivers can feel safe when they drive across our local bridges.More >>
KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The Washington State Department of Transportation and Tri-Cities drivers can feel safe when they drive across our local bridges.More >>
In short, Vitrification is the process of turning radioactive waste into glass. In a hardened state, the radioactive material is encased, preventing it from leaking.More >>
In short, Vitrification is the process of turning radioactive waste into glass. In a hardened state, the radioactive material is encased, preventing it from leaking.More >>
A new Department of Energy study reveals Hanford's Waste Treatment Plant may be operational years earlier than previously thought, but at an added cost.More >>
A new Department of Energy study reveals Hanford's Waste Treatment Plant may be operational years earlier than previously thought, but at an added cost.
DOE says if they can build a second pre-treatment facility, that should allow them to get the low-activity waste plant up and running, and some waste treated before the heart of the plant is complete. More >>
