Nuclear waste

At the Hanford Site in Southeast Washington, much of the waste and contamination is radioactive. Our work includes oversight of the U.S. Department of Energy's cleanup of Hanford.

At the Hanford Site in Southeast Washington, much of the waste and contamination is radioactive. Our work includes oversight of the U.S. Department of Energy's cleanup of Hanford.

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Reflecting on Hanford cleanup

This spring and summer 2023, we’re celebrating three of our long-time staff members who are retiring or moving on from Ecology’s Nuclear Waste Program.

Let's Talk About Hanford: Umatilla First Foods

Join us for our next Let's Talk About Hanford to discuss Umatilla's First Foods work.

Let's talk about radiation protection at Hanford

Join us for our next Let's Talk About Hanford to discuss Department of Health's radiation regulation work.

Behind the scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program

We are spotlighting the team that oversees cleanup of the most contaminated nuclear site in the country.

Let's talk about Black history at Hanford

Join us for our next Let's Talk About Hanford to discuss Black history at the Hanford Site and in Tri-Cities.

Behind the scenes at the Nuclear Waste Program

We are spotlighting the team that oversees cleanup of the most contaminated nuclear site in the country.

Let’s (not) Talk About Hanford

Join us for our next Let's Talk About Hanford to discuss other non-Hanford nuclear sites in Washington.

Learn about compliance in the next Let's Talk About Hanford

Learn about what goes into inspections, compliance, and enforcement at one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the world in the next Let's Talk About Hanford.

Tune into the next Let's Talk About Hanford

We're going to be sharing information about three important Hanford cleanup facilities in the next edition of Let's Talk About Hanford.

Let's Talk About Hanford's geology

We're stepping back into history and exploring 17 million years of Hanford's geology in our next Let's Talk About Hanford conversation.

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