In a way, when it comes totank waste at the Hanford site, the easy stuff has been done. Toxic liquidwaste can be transferred until it’s disposed of with a pump. But what about solid waste?What about a million-gallon tank with solidified toxic waste sitting inside? What about 177 of...
Nearly two years after a 20-by-20 foot portion of the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant’sTunnel 1 caved in, both it and its larger sibling, Tunnel 2, have been stabilized. On May 9, 2017, U.S.Department of Energy workers discovered the 20-foot collapse of Tunnel 1, after noticing a background increase in radiation levels....
The Plutonium Finishing Plantused to be called the Z Plant when the Hanford nuclear site produced plutoniumbecause it was the end of production of the radioactive material before it wasshipped to weapons production facilities. The PFP was a group of 60buildings, which began operating in 1949, where workers...
There’s no question plenty of contamination remains at the Hanford site. But let’s pause a moment to reflect on how much has been cleaned up: 2,300 tons of spent nuclear fuel resting near the Columbia River moved to dry storage. 20 tons of leftover plutonium stabilized and shipped off site. More than 20 billion...
Friends of Badger Mountain trying to raise money to buy land before developers to preserve public access
It’s a race against development for a local nonprofit working to preserve some of the Tri-City region’s natural habitat for future generations to enjoy. Friends of Badger Mountain is working quickly and...
Hairstylists and salon owners around the state got Washington legislators’ attention this session when they turned out in massive numbers to oppose measures that targeted booth rentals, as well as independent contracting. In the Washington state Senate and House, Democratic lawmakers introduced bills to change and tighten the definition of an independent contractor in...
Road68’s development boom will continue this year with an 82-townhome development project at the end of Chapel Hill Boulevard, nestled against Interstate 182 off one of Pasco’s busiest roads. EnvisionNorthwest LLC, a Kirkland-based developer, has begun construction on 41 duplex buildings on both sides of a single road, which ends in...
A nonprofit’s new Kennewick development aims to offer more housing options for developmentally disabled adults in the Tri-City area. The 1.7-acre dirt and asphalt lot with a community garden in the corner is the future home of Carmina’s Place, a cluster of five community group homes for adults living...
The city of Pasco is running out of room. So much so that the city has asked Franklin County to expand by more than 4,800 acres north of the current city limits. The growth in population is fueling large home developments as well as new school construction in...
Just outside the Pasco city limits, city leaders and engineers broke ground on a new pump station that will help divert wastewater from food processors into the Pasco Process Water Reuse Facility.The Sept. 26 groundbreaking marks the beginning of a project intended to keep more process wastewater out...
