Hanford Challenge

Does this look solid to you? You may be surprised to learn that this picture shows a container of grouted tank waste getting ready for shipment to Utah for final disposal, not a container of excavated soil.

We were shocked to learn that solidifying Hanford tank waste in grout looks like this after hearing USDOE describe grout, for years, as a solid concrete-like monolith. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/CleanupUpdateGrout

Catch up on Hanford news with this article from the Tri-City Herald that highlights 7 Hanford stories. https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article317091150.html

Tune in this Wed, 9/9 at noon PT for Washington Department of Ecology - Hanford's final Lunch & Learn webinar on the Hanford Sitewide Permit. They'll be talking about how they regulate the transfer of cesium and strontium capsules from the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility to Capsule Interim Storage. 🍰😋 Grab your lunch and bring your questions!

🖥️ Webinar info: https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/nuclear-waste/public-involvement/hanford-sitewide-permit

Play week 58 of Hanfordle and try to guess the Hanford-related word https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wiule

Nuclear thrones: The tricky problem of toilets in fallout shelters - another great read from Alex Wellerstein's Doomsday Machines Substack. https://doomsdaymachines.net/p/nuclear-thrones

Nuclear thrones The tricky problem of toilets in fallout shelters

📢Tune in virtually or go to the Richland Public Library at 5:30pm PT Wed, Sept 2nd for USDOE’s hybrid public meeting about the next cesium-removal system being planned at Hanford - the Advanced Modular Pretreatment System (AMPS) pronounced “amps.” https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar/rl?&IndEventID=18252

Tune in virtually for Washington Department of Ecology - Hanford's Lunch & Learn webinar this Wed, Sept 2nd at noon PT. Learn all about Hanford's single shell and double shell tanks and how they're being regulated in the sitewide permit.

🖥️ Webinar info: https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/nuclear-waste/public-involvement/hanford-sitewide-permit

Play this week's Hanfordle and try to guess the Hanford-related word! https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=bivod

📢☢️ Don't delay, take action today!
Nuclear Waste is Not Your Friend! Sign our petition to prioritize cleanup, strengthen worker/public/environmental protections, increase transparency and accountability, and honor Tribal Treaty Rights.
https://www.hanfordchallenge.org/nuclear-waste-is-not-your-friend

Should Hanford tank waste go to grout-town? We think not. Come to USDOE’s hybrid public meeting this Wednesday, Aug 26th at 5:30pm PT to learn about their grout dreams. Get information, ask questions, and get ready to comment on the two proposed permit modifications that are steps towards sending 1.2 million gallons of waste that is supposed to be vitrified on a new path: grouted offsite and sent by road or rail to Texas and/or Utah.

In-person at the Richland Public Library or online via Teams.

https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar/rl?&IndEventID=18251