August 2012

August 02, 2012
Hanford’s Robust Safety Culture Gains One More Site-Wide Safety Standard
14 standards have been adopted or developed through collaborative efforts

July 2012

July 25, 2012
Vit Plant employees work 12 million hours without a day-away-from-work injury
Employees working on the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant have worked more than 12 million hours without a day away from work due to an injury. July 16 marked two years since the last injury involving a day away from work.


July 13, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: First of Hanford’s Highly Radioactive Sludge Moved Away from River
Workers have started moving highly radioactive material, called sludge, away from the Columbia River, marking a significant milestone in the cleanup of the Hanford Site.


July 03, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: DOE Announces Additional Tour Seats Available
DOE has made additional seats available for tours of the B Reactor National Historic Landmark this July and August.

June 2012

June 20, 2012
NEWS RELEASE: New Chapter of Hanford Story Released
“River Corridor” provides viewers with a look at the cleanup of hundreds of contaminated buildings and more than one thousand areas where soil was contaminated along the 50-mile stretch of the Columbia River that flows through the Hanford Site.


June 19, 2012
Mobile Arm Retrieval System (MARS) named DOE EM's Project of the Month



June 19, 2012
FACT SHEET: Shuffling Highly Radioactive Capsules
Workers recently moved highly radioactive capsules stored underwater at the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility to redistribute the heat load, and they finished six months early.


June 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Secretary of Energy Steven Chu's employee meeting at Howard Amon Park
Check out the photos from the all-employee meeting at Howard Amon Park.


June 14, 2012
N Reactor Placed In Interim Safe Storage
Largest Hanford Reactor Cocooning Project Now Complete


June 13, 2012
VIDEO: New Groundwater Treatment Resin Saves Time, Energy
A new treatment resin for removing contamination (chromium) from groundwater is expected to reduce annual operating costs by $1 million per year.


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