The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant was built to turn that nuclear waste into glass; it started ...

On the desert plateau above the Columbia River, a sprawling nuclear complex the size of a midsize county still holds the most dangerous leftovers of the Cold War. At Washington’s Hanford Site, 177 ...

DOE gets more time to decide where to grout Hanford liquid radioactive waste for disposal. Options include on-site Hanford, Perma-Fix in Richland, or sites in UT or TX. Spokane and Oregon officials ...

A recent article in the Tri-City Herald effectively explains a significant development in Central Washington: "Twenty-three years and 70 days after workers began pouring concrete to build the Hanford ...

The Department of Energy Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site in Washington state has filled seven canisters with vitrified tank waste as of Friday Oct. 17, according to DOE. As of Friday ...

DOE starts vitrification at Hanford, converting tank waste into durable glass. Plant produced glass that meets disposal standards for lined landfill burial. Vitrification frees double-shell tank space ...

Twenty-three years and 70 days after workers began pouring concrete to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, the plant has turned radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into a stable glass form ...

SEATTLE(AP) — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first ...

In historic step, radioactive waste moved to massive Hanford treatment plant. DOE aims to produce certified glass canisters by Oct 15, 2025, under court order. Plant will glassify low-activity waste ...

The Department of Energy acknowledged Thursday morning that the first liquid radioactive and chemical sludge from underground tanks at the Hanford Site is being transferred into the new Waste ...