Hanford Air Samples Show Plutonium, Americium

Plutonium and americium have been found in high-volume air samples collected June 8 by Washington state at the Hanford Site’s Rattlesnake Barricade.
On June 8, Hanford personnel were ordered to take cover about 3 miles away at the Plutonium Finishing Plant after…

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Hanford prepares to begin retrieval from 25th single-shell tank

The Department of Energy and its Hanford tank waste contractor are preparing to begin retrieving radioactive and chemical waste from the site’s 25th single-shell tank, marking another milestone in the decades-long cleanup effort. DOE’s Hanford Field Office… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]