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New site proposed for Hanford Reach Interpretive Center

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-948187.mp3Supporters of a proposed interpretive center for the Hanford Reach have identified a new location for the star-crossed...

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Federal audit: part of Hanford cleanup mishandled

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-954102.mp3The federal government mishandled the cleanup of the dangerous Hanford K-Basins near the Columbia River. The mistakes cost...

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Questions remain about piping Hanford's nuclear waste

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-965777.mp3One of the most difficult challenges at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is moving radioactive waste from point “A” to point...

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Sick Hanford workers say safety still not a priority

About 50 workers from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation complained about health and safety issues at a meeting in Richland on Tuesday night. The conference was organized by Hanford Challenge, a watchdog...

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Hanford union raises concerns with waste treatment plant

Hanford contractors are welding the lids onto massive waste mixing tanks later this week. That’s despite serious concerns being raised by engineers at the plant in southeast Washington. A labor union...

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Hanford worker taken for ride in portable toilet

RICHLAND, Wash. — A Hanford worker was taken for a ride in a portable toilet when it was picked up by a fork lift driver who didn't realize it was occupied.

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Recent reports spur controversy over Hanford's waste treatment plant

  RICHLAND, Wash. – News out of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation can sometimes sound like just one critical report after another. In fact, last week a federal watchdog agency said Hanford’s massive...

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Inslee says at least seven tanks at Hanford leaking

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington Governor Jay Inslee says at least seven tanks of radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are leaking, not two. He says the Department of Energy and its...

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Inslee expresses concern over Hanford leaks, other areas of site

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington Governor Jay Inslee Wednesday expressed his continuing apprehension over the tank leaks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington.

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Regulators say leaking Hanford tanks pose no threat to locals

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Environmental regulators are assuring lawmakers in Olympia that leaking radioactive material from tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has not yet reached ground water.

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