Radioactive waste grouting in Eastern WA begins. Feds push for more

It's the first of three projects DOE is proposing to turn radioactive waste into a concrete-like grout rather than glass for ...
The Columbian

WA treatment plant gets go-ahead to treat radioactive waste

The Department of Energy on Wednesday signed the paperwork needed to allow radioactive waste to be pumped into the Hanford nuclear site’s vitrification plant 23 years after construction began, said ...
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Feds say they have way to clean up nuclear waste site faster. WA is skeptical

The Department of Energy says it can reduce risk to the environment by speeding up the treatment of 56 million gallons of radioactive waste in underground tanks at the Hanford nuclear site. It can do ...

Feds push back after WA rejects plan touted for faster Hanford nuclear cleanup

Trump's assistant Secretary of Energy wants to meet as soon as possible with the head of the Department of Ecology.
Tri-City Herald

WA, feds upend plan to clean up one of nation’s most costly, dangerous radioactive sites

The Department of Energy and its regulators have released a revised path forward for DOE’s most costly liability in the nation — the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in leak-prone ...
JD Supra

Solid Waste Collection and Transportation/State Regulation: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Question

The Court of Appeals of Washington (Division 2) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a November 8th Opinion whether federal law preempts the State of Washington’s ...