Two options that might speed up removal of radioactive waste from leaking underground storage tanks at Hanford will be evaluated, according to the terms of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A third aging underground tank at the Hanford nuclear site is suspected of leaking highly radioactive and hazardous chemical waste ...

A third aging underground tank at the Hanford nuclear site is suspected of leaking highly radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into the ground, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. “This ...

BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Dept. of Ecology (Ecology) and the U.S. Dept. of Energy (USDOE) have signed an Agreed Order over the leaking single-shell tank, known as B-109, at Hanford.

A third aging underground tank at the Hanford nuclear site is suspected of leaking highly radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into the ground, the Department of Energy said Thursday. “This is ...