Our Northwest Energy

New Management Takes Over at Hanford Tank Farms

Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 RICHLAND, WA - At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington, 53 million gallons of radioactive goo are stored in unstable underground tanks near the Columbia River. This week, a new government contractor is taking over the job of managing that waste. Anna King explains.

Proposed Reservoir Could Leach Radioactive Waste

September 19, 2007

Two federal reports show the controversial and expensive Black Rock Reservoir proposed in the Yakima Valley could leach under the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and let radioactive waste ooze into the Columbia River.

Spokane Public Radio's Amanda Loder reports.