http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/hanford-planning-document-leaves-key-question-dangling <p>Washington environmental regulators say a new 6,000 page plan for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is very useful. But it lacks a definitive path forward for treating a large part of the radioactive sludge there. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:35:26 +0000 Anna King 19652 at http://nwpr.org Hanford Planning Document Leaves A Key Question Dangling http://nwpr.org/post/new-federal-plan-forward-hanford-tank-farms-coming-soon <p>The federal government plans to release a major document early next week that could guide a couple of decades worth of cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. This is important because it maps out decisions like where to bury the radioactive waste, and how much to leave in place. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:18:01 +0000 Anna King 19388 at http://nwpr.org New Federal Plan Forward On Hanford Tank Farms Coming Soon http://nwpr.org/post/preparing-worst-hanford-officials-deal-leaking-tank <p></p><p>Now to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington. Workers are readying pumping equipment at a slow-leaking radioactive waste tank in case the leak gets worse. A newly released report details why the tank became unstable. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:07:31 +0000 Anna King 18349 at http://nwpr.org http://nwpr.org/post/hanford-machinery-gets-site-radioactivity <p>A federal contractor at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation mistakenly sent a contaminated excavator to a repair shop offsite several weeks ago. No one caught the mistake until the excavator was checked back in late Monday. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:30:33 +0000 Anna King 16169 at http://nwpr.org Hanford Machinery Gets Off Site With Radioactivity