Two options that might speed up removal of radioactive waste from leaking underground storage tanks at Hanford will be evaluated, according to the terms of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday.

The 56 million gallons of radioactive waste created from decades of plutonium enrichment at Hanford are stored in 177 massive, underground tanks on 18 different “farms” spread out over the 580 square ...

This appendix presents the summary of the committee’s interim report (NRC, 2005a) and an overview of developments since that report. In this final report, the committee stands by the findings and ...

A single-shell tank is shown under construction at the Hanford nuclear reservation. Construction on the tanks to store radioactive waste began in 1943. Courtesy Washington River Protection Solutions ...

The Department of Energy says it can reduce risk to the environment by speeding up the treatment of 56 million gallons of radioactive waste in underground tanks at the Hanford nuclear site. It can do ...