Vitrification plant at US Energy Dept. Hanford site in Washington state, which has begun the process to transform long-stored nuclear and hazardous wastes into inert glass for storage, will operate on ...

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy quietly kicked off a big shift at the Hanford Site, sending a byproduct of its new vitrification operations to a treatment facility in Richland to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Energy says it can reduce risk to the environment by speeding up the treatment of 56 million gallons of ...

The Hanford vitrification plant is weeks away from beginning to process radioactive waste. But now the Tri-Cities is getting mixed messages from Washington, D.C., about whether its start might be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The deadline to glassify the first of the Hanford nuclear site's 56 million gallons of radioactive waste will be extended under an ...

The curated articles focus on significant steps in handling nuclear waste at the Hanford site, highlighting plant operations, regulatory approvals, and technological advancements. Key events tie them ...

After decades of delays, workers at the Hanford nuclear site this October finally began treatment of the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste leftover from the manufacturing of the U.S. nuclear ...

Hands wearing thick safety gloves hold metal tongs holding a container with a molten substance pouring out onto a tray on a counter. Before nuclear waste could be transformed into glass at the Hanford ...

Canceling Hanford waste plant would waste $30B and 23 years of work. Abandoning vitrification risks legal breaches and radioactive contamination. DOE must honor commitments and start Hanford waste ...