Department of Energy

Hanford Advisory Board asks DOE to review study carefully

The Hanford Advisory Board has asked the Department of Energy not to make a quick decision on a new environmental study covering a wide range of Hanford cleanup decisions.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOE under secretary in charge of Hanford cleanup leaves position

Thomas D'Agostino, the Department of Energy under secretary responsible for Hanford environmental cleanup, is leaving the federal government, he announced Friday.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Benton sheriff to continue with Hanford contract

The Benton County Sheriff's Office will continue to provide law enforcement services to the Department of Energy at the Hanford nuclear reservation under a new contract.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOE drafts study on borrow pits

The Department of Energy is proposing digging up an additional 14 million cubic yards of sand and gravel at Hanford to use as fill material.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hanford Challenge critical of DOE

Hanford Challenge has joined criticism of the Department of Energy for spending eight years on a comprehensive study of cleanup of Hanford's radioactive tank waste without coming to a decision on how to treat all of the waste.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hanford cleanup deadline changes proposed

Extending some Hanford environmental cleanup deadlines is being proposed because of newly discovered contamination and also to build experience before tackling some challenging central Hanford work.
LOCAL NEWS

DOE takes a step back from changes to Hanford Advisory Board

The Department of Energy will not impose term limits for any Hanford Advisory Board seats as appointments are made for 2013, according to David Huizenga, senior adviser for DOE's Office of Environmental Management.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Umatillas to conduct Hanford research at new field station

MISSION, Ore. -- Some 580 species of native plants grow on the Hanford nuclear reservation. But as land is restored after portions of environmental cleanup are completed, just eight species are replanted.
HANFORD NEWS

DOE study looks at industrial development at Hanford

The Department of Energy is starting an environmental study on transferring 1,641 acres of the nuclear reservation for industrial development to create new jobs.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

State demands DOE response about consent decree

Washington state leaders have threatened to take the first step down the path toward legal action over court-ordered deadlines that may be missed by the Department of Energy at Hanford's vitrification plant.
LOCAL NEWS

Energy Secretary Steven Chu to visit Tri-Cities

Energy Secretary Steven Chu is tentatively expected to spend much of next week in the Tri-Cities, holed up with a group of hand-picked experts.