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WA Governor Jay Inslee Visits Tri-Cities
WA Governor Jay Inslee Visits Tri-Cities
(Richland, WA) -- Governor Jay Inslee was in the Tri-Cities on Tuesday. The day consisted of several roundtable discussions with local personnel--starting with conversations about affordable housing and homelessness. Following talks with Richland officials, Inslee visited Pacific Northwest National Lab Staff and WSU Tri-Cities to learn more about local work being done work being done to address c
Hanford Site to Activate Emergency Sirens for Drill on Thursday
Hanford Site to Activate Emergency Sirens for Drill on Thursday
Benton County, WA--Personnel at the Department of Energy's Hanford Site will be running an emergency drill on Thursday, August 19. They'll be activating emergency sirens between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Hanford Site’s 300 Area, near the Columbia River and approximately one mile north of Richland, and in the site’s 400 Area six miles northwest of Richland. Periodi ...
Sen. Cantwell secures commitment from incoming Energy Secretary to continue Hanford funding
Sen. Cantwell secures commitment from incoming Energy Secretary to continue Hanford funding
WASHINGTON-- Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell had a chance to ask questions of President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Energy, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm Wednesday.   During the Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Cantwell pointed out that new Presidential administrations don't understand the enormity of the Hanford clean-up project, and see the Hanford budget as a first
Hanford tank farm contractor responds to union safety demands
Hanford tank farm contractor responds to union safety demands
The Hanford tank farm contractor responded to a letter sent by a umbrella group of 15 unions that represents workers at the facility demanding safer work conditions from chemical vapors. The Washington State River Protection Solutions says it will not agree to mandating that workers wear supplied air respirators for routine work activities in the double-shell tank farms, as Hanford Atomic Metal Tr

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