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    The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It has also been known as Site W and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

  3. Sep 17, 2024 · Since 1977 the Hanford Site has been under the control of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). A formal cleanup began in 1989 under the terms of a pact called the Tri-Party Agreement, negotiated by the DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency , and the state of Washington.

  4. 4 days ago · Brian Vance is the manager of the DOE Hanford Field Office. In this capacity, Vance is responsible for an overall annual budget of nearly $2.8 billion, and oversight of the contractors and more than 11,000 employees involved in cleanup of the 580-square-mile Hanford site.

  5. Oct 17, 2024 · Many in the Pacific Northwest region are aware the site exists; but what really happens in this “secret” place known as Hanford? In response to these questions and concerns, the Department of Energy created The Hanford Story, a multi-media presentation of several chapters.

  6. Oct 15, 2024 · Brian Vance, who is in charge of all work at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation for the DOE, says the culture of safety at the site goes hand in hand with a new one of transparency, which he says...

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  7. During the World War II and Cold War years, the site's focus was on plutonium production. Now, efforts are geared at cleanup of one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the world. Explore the story of Hanford below. An overview of the Hanford Site's history, largely from the 1940s to the late 1980s.

  8. Jul 25, 2024 · — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will enter into realty negotiations with Hecate Energy, LLC for a solar project capable of delivering up to one-gigawatt of clean energy within an 8,000-acre area of DOE owned land at the Hanford Site as part of the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative. The Cleanup to Clean Energy ...

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