Energy Officials Award Incentive Pay to Hanford Contractors
The Department of Energy is awarding nearly $77 million in incentive pay to four contractors for their work at the Hanford nuclear reservation in fiscal 2020.
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Mexican Hospital Quarantined Due to Radiation, Six Reported Sick – Possibly From Stolen Radioactive Waste
Remember that truck Newstalk 870 told you about full of old medical equipment radioactive waste that was stolen North of Mexico City?
Leaky Hanford Tanks Subject of Special Washington State Senate Committee Hearing Thursday
For years it's been known that a number of the hazardous waste storage tanks at Hanford have been leaking, but awareness has been heightened after the U.S. Dept. of Energy confirmed six tanks are leaking several hundred gallons a year.
Since taking office, Governor Jay Inslee had already been paying close attention to Hanford and has called for intensified effort on the cleanup...
Dept. of Energy Finds Hanford Nuclear Waste Is Leaking – What Will Be Done With the Single-Shell Tank?
Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy released information indicating one of the single-shell tanks at Hanford from 1945 is leaking.