Washington State, Agencies Finalize Agreement On Future Radioactive Tank Waste Cleanup At Hanford Site; 56 Million Gallons, 177 Underground Tanks
The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have finalized an agreement that outlines a course for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical waste from large, underground tanks at the Hanford Site near the Columbia River.