As shown in Chapter II (Figure II-1), the first major step in the cleanup of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) tank wastes is to retrieve wastes from the tank. The effectiveness of waste retrieval ...

YAKIMA -- Workers at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site have resumed work to retrieve radioactive and hazardous waste from underground tanks, nearly a year after a spill and technological ...

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.

In this chapter the committee provides factual background information in support of its analyses, findings, and recommendations presented in this and subsequent chapters. The Savannah River Site ...