This is really a historic breakthrough. After decades of effort, we are officially turning nuclear waste into glass at ...

David Reeploeg, vice president for TRIDEC federal programs: "The beginning of tank waste vitrification is a tremendous ...

Work is continuing to meet a deadline next week to start glassifying radioactive waste at the vitrification plant, but DOE ...

The work to turn radioactive waste into glass has begun at the Hanford Site in Washington state. Bechtel started the nuclear ...

US. Energy Dept. and contractor Bechtel National officially started up giant waste processing plant on Oct. 15 to meet consent decree deadline, after design and construction investment of more than 20 ...

Uranium fuel was irradiated in Hanford reactors and then chemical processing separated out the plutonium, leaving behind 56 ...

He will oversee one of the few facilities in the U.S. capable of analyzing samples of highly radioactive waste.

Gov. Bob Ferguson plans to challenge any decision that changes the current plan to start turning radioactive waste into a stable glass form at the Hanford vitrification plant for disposal. Ferguson ...

Hanford plant begins final testing phase using chemical simulants for waste. Low Activity Waste Facility aims to start treating radioactive waste by July. DOE contractor H2C set to assume operations ...

Gov. Ferguson vows legal challenge to DOE delay of Hanford vitrification plant start. Sen. Murray condemns DOE plan to curb startup, citing $30B in taxpayer cost. Court-set deadline to start treating ...