Hanford Challenge
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Working to transform the Hanford Nuclear Site's toxic nuclear legacy into a model of safe and effective cleanup.
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Save the date! Our next webinar will be on 12/5. Jim Thomas will talk about the Manhattan Project, the awareness of the danger of iodine-131 & how Hanford officials conspired to keep the public in the dark about dangerous radiation levels in wildlife. Register: bit.ly/3KaU8UM
Can you hurdle this Hanfordle? Week 21! Try to guess the Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=zstdj
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November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Can you hurdle this Hanfordle? Week 21! Try to guess the Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=zstdj
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We said, "Whoa Nellie" to grouting tank waste. The Department of Energy said, "Giddyup!" 🏇 Read on to learn about the latest plan to grout Hanford's tank waste & our concerns.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We said, "Whoa Nellie" to grouting tank waste. The Department of Energy said, "Giddyup!" 🏇 Read on to learn about the latest plan to grout Hanford's tank waste & our concerns.
A few weeks ago, we posted about Switzerland and its record number of fallout shelters. While Finland may not have as many, it boasts some of the most elaborate bomb shelters in the world. Check out the @nytimes.com article to learn more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...
Deep Beneath Helsinki, the Playgrounds Are Really Bomb Shelters
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November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A few weeks ago, we posted about Switzerland and its record number of fallout shelters. While Finland may not have as many, it boasts some of the most elaborate bomb shelters in the world. Check out the @nytimes.com article to learn more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...
#blastfromthepast 🪳☢️ Can cockroaches survive a nuclear apocalypse? You’ll have to watch the MythBusters video to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCY...
#radioactivebugs #cockroaches #survivalofthefittest #nuclearexperiments #MythBusters
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Can Cockroaches Really Survive Nuclear Radiation? | Mythbusters
YouTube video by Your Discovery Science
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November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#blastfromthepast 🪳☢️ Can cockroaches survive a nuclear apocalypse? You’ll have to watch the MythBusters video to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCY...
#radioactivebugs #cockroaches #survivalofthefittest #nuclearexperiments #MythBusters
#radioactivebugs #cockroaches #survivalofthefittest #nuclearexperiments #MythBusters
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is laying off 68 workers, including 42 at its primary laboratory in Richland.
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Tri-Cities’ largest employer notifies WA it’s laying off 68 workers
Federal budgets cuts have meant it is “necessary to restructure our workforce and reduce staff in both research and operations.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is laying off 68 workers, including 42 at its primary laboratory in Richland.
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/a...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/a...
Save the date! Our next webinar will be on 12/5. Jim Thomas will talk about the Manhattan Project, the awareness of the danger of iodine-131 & how Hanford officials conspired to keep the public in the dark about dangerous radiation levels in wildlife. Register: bit.ly/3KaU8UM
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Save the date! Our next webinar will be on 12/5. Jim Thomas will talk about the Manhattan Project, the awareness of the danger of iodine-131 & how Hanford officials conspired to keep the public in the dark about dangerous radiation levels in wildlife. Register: bit.ly/3KaU8UM
It is WEEK 20 of Hanfordle! Put your Hanford knowledge to the test and guess this week's word! mywordle.strivemath.com?word=psjwd
November 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It is WEEK 20 of Hanfordle! Put your Hanford knowledge to the test and guess this week's word! mywordle.strivemath.com?word=psjwd
#NewsAlert The first capsules from the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility have been removed from the underwater storage pools! @tri-cityherald.com today: "Dangerous nuclear waste in aging WA pool at risk of quakes. What’s being done": www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
Dangerous nuclear waste in aging WA pool at risk of quakes. What’s being done
Capsules containing 30% of the radioactivity at the Hanford nuclear site are stored in a decaying underwater pool.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#NewsAlert The first capsules from the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility have been removed from the underwater storage pools! @tri-cityherald.com today: "Dangerous nuclear waste in aging WA pool at risk of quakes. What’s being done": www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
#NewsUpdate Check out the Exchange Monitor's "Let’s catch up: A post-shutdown recap of EM-related developments" www.exchangemonitor.com/lets-catch-u...
Let’s catch up: A post-shutdown recap of EM-related developments - ExchangeMonitor
Since Oct. 1, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has gained its first Senate-confirmed boss in years and the megadollar Waste
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November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#NewsUpdate Check out the Exchange Monitor's "Let’s catch up: A post-shutdown recap of EM-related developments" www.exchangemonitor.com/lets-catch-u...
Did you miss Gabe Bohnee's Scholar Series talk last week? It's not too late! Check out the recorded presentation here, and learn all about his involvement in Hanford cleanup since 1993!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpP...
Nuclear Waste Scholar Series with Gabe Bohnee
YouTube video by Hanford Challenge
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November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Did you miss Gabe Bohnee's Scholar Series talk last week? It's not too late! Check out the recorded presentation here, and learn all about his involvement in Hanford cleanup since 1993!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpP...
We're back with week 19 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=codpl
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We're back with week 19 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=codpl
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#NewsUpdate "The first containers of glassified Hanford tank waste have been delivered to their final destination, the Integrated Disposal Facility, a lined landfill at the center of the Hanford nuclear site."
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
Containers of radioactive waste finally on the move at Eastern WA nuclear site
Here’s what will happen to the waste now that it has been treated after up to eight decades of storage.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#NewsUpdate "The first containers of glassified Hanford tank waste have been delivered to their final destination, the Integrated Disposal Facility, a lined landfill at the center of the Hanford nuclear site."
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
Tune in for the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board mtg this Thurs, 11/13 from 1-6pm PT. Attend in person at Port of Morrow Offices in Boardman or online. USDOE, @ecologyhanford.bsky.social & @odoenergy.bsky.social will update the Board on Hanford cleanup. Mtg is free & open to the public bit.ly/47zQTiI
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Tune in for the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board mtg this Thurs, 11/13 from 1-6pm PT. Attend in person at Port of Morrow Offices in Boardman or online. USDOE, @ecologyhanford.bsky.social & @odoenergy.bsky.social will update the Board on Hanford cleanup. Mtg is free & open to the public bit.ly/47zQTiI
For those of you in the Tri-Cities area check out the Tri-Cities International Film Festival this weekend! 🎟️ filmfreeway.com/TriCitiesInt...
Don't miss the film, "To Use a Mountain," showing on Sat, Nov 8 at 12:24pm at @richlandplayers.bsky.social Theater (608 The Pkwy).
Don't miss the film, "To Use a Mountain," showing on Sat, Nov 8 at 12:24pm at @richlandplayers.bsky.social Theater (608 The Pkwy).
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For those of you in the Tri-Cities area check out the Tri-Cities International Film Festival this weekend! 🎟️ filmfreeway.com/TriCitiesInt...
Don't miss the film, "To Use a Mountain," showing on Sat, Nov 8 at 12:24pm at @richlandplayers.bsky.social Theater (608 The Pkwy).
Don't miss the film, "To Use a Mountain," showing on Sat, Nov 8 at 12:24pm at @richlandplayers.bsky.social Theater (608 The Pkwy).
Join us TOMORROW at noon PT for our next webinar! Gabe Bohnee will cover the Nez Perce Tribe’s interests & involvement in Hanford cleanup from his perspective as a Nez Perce tribal member. We hope to see you tomorrow! Even if you can't make it, register for a link to the recording: bit.ly/3WEg7WT
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Join us TOMORROW at noon PT for our next webinar! Gabe Bohnee will cover the Nez Perce Tribe’s interests & involvement in Hanford cleanup from his perspective as a Nez Perce tribal member. We hope to see you tomorrow! Even if you can't make it, register for a link to the recording: bit.ly/3WEg7WT
Tim Walsh, newly sworn-in USDOE Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, visited the Hanford site this week.
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
Top Trump official makes unannounced Hanford nuclear site visit
He arrived this week, less than two weeks after being sworn into office.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Tim Walsh, newly sworn-in USDOE Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, visited the Hanford site this week.
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
"Department of Energy employees managing contractor work at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington reported to work as usual this week despite the federal government shutdown."
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Layoffs? Furloughs? What we know about 13,000 Hanford jobs during shutdown
The number of Department of Energy employees at the Hanford site has dropped by more than 70 so far this year.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Department of Energy employees managing contractor work at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington reported to work as usual this week despite the federal government shutdown."
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
It's week 18 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=nwjnd
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It's week 18 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=nwjnd
TOMORROW, Nov 4 at 7pm at the REACH Museum geologist Steve Reidel will discuss how the Columbia River has changed over the past 16 million years. This is a free event that is open to the public. iafi.org/news-2/#events
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November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
TOMORROW, Nov 4 at 7pm at the REACH Museum geologist Steve Reidel will discuss how the Columbia River has changed over the past 16 million years. This is a free event that is open to the public. iafi.org/news-2/#events
🎃👻 Happy Halloween, everyone!
Looking for inspiration for this evening? Treat your trick-or-treaters to some fun facts about nuclear waste cleanup while handing out toxic waste-themed candy! Fair warning: this trivia might scare them away. ☢️
Looking for inspiration for this evening? Treat your trick-or-treaters to some fun facts about nuclear waste cleanup while handing out toxic waste-themed candy! Fair warning: this trivia might scare them away. ☢️
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🎃👻 Happy Halloween, everyone!
Looking for inspiration for this evening? Treat your trick-or-treaters to some fun facts about nuclear waste cleanup while handing out toxic waste-themed candy! Fair warning: this trivia might scare them away. ☢️
Looking for inspiration for this evening? Treat your trick-or-treaters to some fun facts about nuclear waste cleanup while handing out toxic waste-themed candy! Fair warning: this trivia might scare them away. ☢️
🕷️💀Are you looking for a way to get into the Halloween spirit? We have just what you need! Watch Spooky Stories from the Hanford Site for a good scare. Forget about ghouls and goblins; radioactive alligators, burping tanks, covert surveillance, and a glowing fish lab are far more terrifying!
Spooky Stories from the Hanford Nuclear Site
YouTube video by Hanford Challenge
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October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🕷️💀Are you looking for a way to get into the Halloween spirit? We have just what you need! Watch Spooky Stories from the Hanford Site for a good scare. Forget about ghouls and goblins; radioactive alligators, burping tanks, covert surveillance, and a glowing fish lab are far more terrifying!
Join us on 11/7 at noon PT for a webinar featuring Gabe Bohnee, Nez Perce tribal member & Environmental Risk Specialist. Learn about the Tribe's involvement in the Hanford nuclear cleanup from Gabe's perspective as a tribal member. Register: bit.ly/4oe2cmj
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Join us on 11/7 at noon PT for a webinar featuring Gabe Bohnee, Nez Perce tribal member & Environmental Risk Specialist. Learn about the Tribe's involvement in the Hanford nuclear cleanup from Gabe's perspective as a tribal member. Register: bit.ly/4oe2cmj
"The Hanford nuclear site is preparing for many Dept of Energy workers to be furloughed starting Monday. Contractor employees, who account for the majority of Hanford jobs, will work as long as money holds out, whether a few weeks or well into December."
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
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Are Hanford federal shutdown layoffs imminent? What we know
About 13,000 workers are employed at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"The Hanford nuclear site is preparing for many Dept of Energy workers to be furloughed starting Monday. Contractor employees, who account for the majority of Hanford jobs, will work as long as money holds out, whether a few weeks or well into December."
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
Hanfordle is back! Challenge yourself to guess this week's Hanford-related word. Play: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=sscod
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hanfordle is back! Challenge yourself to guess this week's Hanford-related word. Play: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=sscod
📰 Hanford has been in the news a lot lately. Are you caught up on all of the stories? Visit our newsroom to find the latest articles about Hanford ➡️ www.hanfordchallenge.org/news-coverage
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October 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
📰 Hanford has been in the news a lot lately. Are you caught up on all of the stories? Visit our newsroom to find the latest articles about Hanford ➡️ www.hanfordchallenge.org/news-coverage
#NewsCoverage #newsstories #articles #LatestNews #newsupdates #HanfordNews #HanfordSite
#NewsCoverage #newsstories #articles #LatestNews #newsupdates #HanfordNews #HanfordSite