hanford nuclear reservation

RICHLAND (AP) — Some Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers are worried about raising concerns about exposure to chemical vapors escaping from nuclear waste storage tanks. That's according to a report by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General...

KENNEWICK (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request from the state of Washington for increased protections for workers on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation while a lawsuit against the Department of Energy and its contractor is heard. The Tri-City Herald reports that U...

SPOKANE (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Department of Energy's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Washington state over worker safety issues on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice ruled Thursday that state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has the authority to bring the lawsuit...

RICHLAND (AP) — Some workers at a Hanford Nuclear Reservation tank farm have had their skin contaminated with low levels of radioactive waste. The incident occurred Tuesday morning. The Tri-City Herald reports the workers were in a pit at the AX Tank Farm when contamination was detected in the pit...

SPOKANE  (AP) — Washington state wants a federal judge to issue an injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor to take steps to protect workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The Tri-City Herald reports that from January through July, Hanford workers reported suspicious smells or symptoms that indicate exposure to chemical vapors...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — Two more Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers have received medical evaluations for possible exposure to chemical vapors after reporting a suspicious odor. The Tri-City Herald reports that both workers had symptoms Wednesday but were evaluated and released to return to work...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington's attorney general and others are asking a federal judge to immediately take steps to protect Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers from exposure to chemical vapors. More than 50 workers have received medical evaluations after reporting exposure to vapors in recent months...

SPOKANE (AP) — Even while workers on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are engaged in a job action to protest getting sick from chemical vapors, two more employees reported possible exposure to the vapors. The Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council issued a stop work order on Monday to demand greater protections for workers at underground nuclear waste storage tanks...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An arm of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control will conduct an evaluation related to the exposure of workers on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to chemical vapors. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is expected to focus on four areas: medical, exposure assessment, safety and health program management and exposure control...

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Labor unions for workers on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are demanding better ways to protect employees from chemical vapors. The Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council on Monday issued a list of demands to the U...