Hanford
The Hanford site serves as a key piece of the Tri-City economy. Our special coverage takes a closer look at Hanford’s workforce, cleanup efforts and costs, and the status of key projects, including the massive vitrification plant currently under construction at the 586-square-mile site in our backyard.

Hanford Briefs – April 2023
California company buys Hanford contractor A California-based occupational health, wellness and absence management company has acquired HPM Corp. (HPMC), the prime medical services contractor at...

Columbia Basin College program puts students on path to Hanford jobs
Rory Langdon was sending out his resume to possible employers, on the hunt for an internship. But the junior in the cybersecurity program at Columbia...

Vit plant’s ‘incredible leader’ dies
Valerie McCain, a Bechtel senior vice president and project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, better known as the vit plant, died March...

Hanford teamwork continues to lead to transformation
I’m proud of the work the One Hanford Team has done over the last year and of the ambitious plans we’re putting into action to...

Funding and permitting top Hanford cleanup priorities
We’ve seen a full year of success, collaboration and progress at the Hanford site. This year will mark 34 years of cleaning up one of...

HAB: What is it and why should you care?
On Jan. 24, 1994, just over 29 years ago, John Wagoner, then manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Richland Operations Office, provided the...