As Feds Talk of Changing Course on Hanford Nuclear Cleanup, Washington State Officials Get Heated

As feds talk of changing course on Hanford nuclear cleanup, Washington state officials get heated

It’s unclear if the Trump administration intends to follow through with plans to turn millions of gallons of radioactive waste at the site into glass.

As feds talk of changing course on Hanford nuclear cleanup, WA officials grow heated

A view of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on June 30, 2005 near Richland, Washington. (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images)The federal government is unenthusiastic about cranking up its biggest cleanup project next month at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington. But it will meet an Oct. 15 deadline to bring the so-called glassification facility online, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday.  Whether the department may move l…

As feds talk of changing course on Hanford nuclear cleanup, Washington officials grow heated

By John Stang washington state standard

Washington senator confirms Department of Energy plans to halt program at Hanford site

The Department of Energy is planning to halt a program that would turn nuclear waste into glass at the Hanford site, according to a Washington senator.