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Scientists discover ‘turtle power’ could help monitor radioactive materials

By Courtney Flatt September 5, 2023

A green giant tortoise is in the middle of the picture. It’s sticking it’s neck far out of its shell. It’s standing in green grass and surrounded by green bushes. On the left hand side of the picture, there is a white tree trunk.

A giant tortoise on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. (Courtesy of Courtney Flatt.) Listen (Runtime 1:13) Read Northwest researchers have discovered that turtle shells can help track radioactive material […]Read More

‘It’s going to take all of us’: Yakama Nation youth learn about Hanford’s legacy

By Anna King June 8, 2023

Jordan Ashue, 18, says he was surprised by how long it will take to clean up portions of Hanford. Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB Listen (Runtime 4:00) Read On a […]Read More

Fire at Hanford nuclear reservation now 100 percent contained

By Courtney Flatt May 22, 2023

A two-lane road stretches into the distance. It's surrounded by brown dessert landscape on either side. In the background of the picture, a small plume of brown smoke rises into blue, cloudy skies.

A fire burned an estimated 1,000 acres on the Hanford nuclear reservation this weekend. The fire is now 100 percent contained, according to a Department of Energy spokesperson. (Courtesy: Benton […]Read More

Washington State And Feds Need “Marriage Counseling” On Hanford, Says Government Official

By Lauren Paterson July 7, 2022

Wokers with orange vests and yellow hard hats make their way to a large grey nuclear waste facility.

Workers walk at the end of the workday on the site of a facility being constructed to treat nuclear waste, Thursday, June 2, 2022, during a tour of the Hanford […]Read More

WA, OR Preparing For Worst Case Nuclear Disaster In Ukraine

By Anna King February 25, 2022

In this May 7, 2013 photo released by Idaho National Laboratory, nuclear operations professional personnel work above the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory's desert site about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The small cylindrical section in the center of the platform has access ports that allow access to the reactor core for refueling and experiment loading and unloading during routine outages. The platform, a layer of shield blocks totalling more than 150,000 lbs, and then the 62,000-lb reactor vessel top head are temporarily removed in order to complete the ATR core overhaul. CREDIT: Idaho National Laboratory via AP

Northwest officials are preparing in case a radiological event should occur anywhere in the world. Their task would be to detect it, understand what it is and where it came from and tell the public how to respond. Read More

More Nuclear Energy Could Be Coming To Central Washington, As Grant County Explores Small-Scale

By Courtney Flatt May 29, 2021

An artist’s rendition of the NuScale nuclear power project planned for construction in Idaho. Courtesy of NuScale Power

Washington’s Grant County is exploring nuclear generation in an effort to generate more carbon-free electricity. The county’s Public Utility District recently signed a deal with Oregon-based NuScale Power to figure out if a partnership might work.Read More

Scientists discover ‘turtle power’ could help monitor radioactive materials

‘It’s going to take all of us’: Yakama Nation youth learn about Hanford’s legacy

Fire at Hanford nuclear reservation now 100 percent contained

Washington State And Feds Need “Marriage Counseling” On Hanford, Says Government Official

WA, OR Preparing For Worst Case Nuclear Disaster In Ukraine

More Nuclear Energy Could Be Coming To Central Washington, As Grant County Explores Small-Scale

Powerful U.S. Nuclear Test Reactor In Idaho Is Getting A Rare Major Overhaul

Feds And Washington State Sign Fresh Agreement To Protect Hanford Workers

Northwest Company Gets Closer To Building Small Nuclear Reactors

Report Finds Hanford Tank Waste Will Take Longer To Treat And Cost More