‘Outright hostility’: 100s of fed workers fear for their jobs at contaminated WA nuclear site
The mood around Department of Energy offices in Richland is grim as Elon Musk reportedly plans to eliminate half of the ...
New energy secretary’s commitment to Hanford site cleanup questioned by Sen. Cantwell
Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright has become the nation’s energy secretary, despite questions about his commitment to ...
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Situated Between Portland And Seattle Is A Historic Nuclear Reactor You Can Tour For Free
Hanford's B Reactor holds a unique place in history as the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor. Built during World War II, this groundbreaking facility was part of the Manhattan Project ...
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AI’s Energy Demands Threaten a Nuclear Waste Nightmare
These tech giants recognize that the next generation of microprocessors to be used for AI calculations at data centers will ...
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What Trump’s energy secretary nominee had to say on Hanford nuclear waste, national lab
Hanford gave a lot to this country and we ... an advanced nuclear technology startup company developing micro reactors. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then did ...
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The first nuclear reactor, explained
Toward that end, the Manhattan Project dismantled Chicago Pile-1 and rapidly moved to build larger reactors at Hanford, Washington and Oak Ridge, Tennessee to produce uranium and plutonium. The main ...
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Letter: Nuclear investment not worth it
In 2023, our Clark Public Utilities commissioners voted to contribute $200,000 to Energy Northwest to pursue small modular nuclear reactors at Hanford. Questions and concerns were raised by ...