More federal layoffs at Eastern WA nuclear contamination site. Here’s what may be next
The Department of Energy staff at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington now has had almost 50 people in a staff of about 300 laid off and more cuts may be coming. The reduction so far is ...
Hanford contractor earns $14M+ incentive pay. It had its best scorecard in 2 decades
Bechtel National earned an incentive payment of $14.2 million from the Department of Energy for its work on the Hanford nuclear site vitrification plant in Eastern Washington in 2024, receiving its ...
The Columbian2d
Experts, WA reps question rationale for BPA and Hanford layoffs
The U.S. Department of Energy picked roughly 400 people to lay off at the Bonneville Power Administration, which masterminds ...
Trump layoffs hit Pacific Northwest engineers and researchers at PNNL, Hanford cleanup, elsewhere
The Trump administration’s government-wide layoffs are hitting engineers and researchers at agencies in Washington state ...
KIRO 7 Investigates: Amazon’s nuclear gamble
In the shadow of the Columbia Generation Station, a new nuclear reactor will be built, thanks to a $500 million investment ...
MONDAY AT 5:30PM: KIRO 7 Investigates the potential for new nuclear power at Hanford Site
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Tri-City Herald27d
New energy secretary’s commitment to Hanford site cleanup questioned by Sen. Cantwell
Environmental cleanup is underway at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Eastern Washington after the site was used to produce plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program. Department of ...
The Associated Press on MSN14d
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers
The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s ...
Sky15d
Trump administration trying to un-fire nuclear safety workers
Image: The hulls of nuclear submarines at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. Pic: San Francisco ...
News Tribune3d
More federal layoffs at Eastern WA nuclear contamination site. Here’s what may be next
Environmental cleanup is underway at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Eastern Washington after the site was used to produce plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program. Department of ...
The Spokesman-Review3d
More federal layoffs at Eastern WA nuclear contamination site. Here’s what may be next
The environmental cleanup work at the nuclear reservation ... framework for Hanford. “Hanford poses significant political and legal challenges with the state of Washington, and DOE will have ...