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Plutonium Detected in Air at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Plutonium Detected in Air at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Plutonium Detected in Air at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — State health officials say radioactive plutonium and americium have been found in air samples collected where workers enter the secure area of the Hanford nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington. The Tri-City Herald reported Tuesday that the air samples were collected by the state Department of Health on June 8 at the Rattlesnake Barricade just off of public Highway 2
Crews Cover Partially-collapsed Tunnel at Nuclear Site
Crews Cover Partially-collapsed Tunnel at Nuclear Site
Crews Cover Partially-collapsed Tunnel at Nuclear Site
SPOKANE (AP) — Workers have placed a protective cover over a partially-collapsed tunnel filled with radioactive waste on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The U.S. Department of Energy said workers finished installing the cover over the weekend at the former plutonium production site near Richland, Washington...
Hanford Workers Demolish Famous Nuclear Accident Site
Hanford Workers Demolish Famous Nuclear Accident Site
Hanford Workers Demolish Famous Nuclear Accident Site
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have finished demolishing a facility that was the site of a famous nuclear accident during the Cold War. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that the building containing the so-called McCluskey Room had been demolished...
Demolition Resumes on Hanford Plutonium Plant
Demolition Resumes on Hanford Plutonium Plant
Demolition Resumes on Hanford Plutonium Plant
RICHLAND  (AP) — Demolition of a major plutonium plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state has resumed. The Tri-City Herald reports that demolition of the Plutonium Finishing Plant's Plutonium Reclamation Facility resumed this week after being halted in late January when a radiation alarm sounded...
Hanford Seeks Possible Leak in 2nd Double-walled Tank
Hanford Seeks Possible Leak in 2nd Double-walled Tank
Hanford Seeks Possible Leak in 2nd Double-walled Tank
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Officials for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are trying to determine if a second giant tank containing radioactive waste from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons is leaking. Hanford officials said Tuesday that filters inside an aging tank known as AY-101 recently showed radiation at higher than normal background levels...