U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse appeared to walk a fine linewhen he addressed a packed ballroom Aug. 27 at the Pasco Red Lion while protestors lined the street outside.
A former professional engineer with 40 years of experience working on nuclear cleanup projects and a patent in high-temperature waste treatment is the next leader of one of the country’s most contaminated nuclear sites.
Workers at the Hanford site used new imaging technology to inspect the Hanford Site’s decommissioned nuclear reactors, revealing a detailed look inside the sealed enclosures that will help monitor them more safely and affordably.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray recently made several stops in the Tri-Cities using Congress’ August recess to rally support to halt federal budget cuts that will kick tens of thousands of area residents off Medicaid and slash more than 1,000 jobs from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
A veteran nuclear leader finds himself part of another watershed moment in the industry as the new site leader for Framatome’s nuclear fuel manufacturing facility, located not far from the Hanford site.
Dozens of unionized Hanford site workers suddenly ordered in mid-June to begin packing their offices as part of an office consolidation may not have to start putting boxes together just yet.
This quirky Richland bookstore carries an estimated 80,000 books. It’s easy to stroll through the aisles of the nearly 6,000-square-foot shop and miss something. There is just so much to see.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Washington announced the settlement June 24. As part of the settlement, WRPS has admitted that between October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2024, it sought and received $3 million in reimbursements from DOE for labor hours made up of unallowable excessive idle time.
Senior U.S. Department of Energy officials and government contractor executives celebrated accomplishments at DOE cleanup sites across the country during a recent meeting with U.S. representatives at the same time as Congress considers tens of millions of dollars in reductions to funding to those efforts.
