Washington State Department of Ecology

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Nuclear Waste Program

NUCLEAR WASTE
Keeping people and the environment safe from the dangers of mixed radioactive and chemically hazardous waste

  • Overseeing the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford cleanup activities
  • Regulating mixed wastes at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard complex
  • Regulating commercial nuclear facilities in the Tri-Cities area

HANFORD NEWS & PROJECTS

Current News | I-297 | Budget | Tank Closure & Waste Management EIS | Facility Transition | Environmental  Restoration  Tank Waste Storage | Tank Waste Disposal | Groundwater
Waste Management | Columbia River

ABOUT HANFORD

Nuclear Waste Program History | Hanford History | Key Documents | Frequently Asked Questions
Nuclear Waste Program Presentations | Contact Us

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Calendar | Comment Periods | Publications | Publicaciónes en Español | Just For Kids | Información General de Hanford en Español | Mailing Lists | Links | Contacts | More

NON-HANFORD WORK

Northwest Interstate Compact | US Ecology | AREVA | Perma-Fix  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
photo of the Columbia river at the Hanford Reach

NEW!AREVA Permit Information

NEW! Tank Closure and Waste Management EIS Public Comment Period

NEW!  Public Comment Period for TPA Proposed changes, October 1 to December 11, 2009

NEW! Agreement on proposed new commitments for Hanford cleanup (PDF)

NEW! Updated! Frequently Asked Questions about the Sitewide Permit

TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT

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Tank Closure 101

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