HanfordLearning.com
The Hanford Site in southeast Washington is the location of the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, the only free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, and a $2 billion per year federal cleanup project. In producing plutonium for nuclear weapons, reactors and processing facilities at Hanford generated millions of gallons of high-level radioactive waste and millions of tons of low-level waste. Three government agencies and more than 50,000 workers now cooperate to address the environmental problems associated with these wastes and ensure the safety of the surrounding region.
Our mission at HanfordLearning.com is to provide high school and college students with the opportunity to learn more about the Hanford Site, what is being done there, and how it is governed and regulated. In addition to information about Hanford and the Tri-Party Agencies, you will find video interviews with representatives of each of those agencies, essential resources and tools, and lesson material for high school and college educators.
Interviews
Department of Energy
(Richland Operations Office)
Cameron Salony
Public Affairs Specialist
Environmental Protection Agency
Emy Laija
Environmental Scientist
Department of Ecology
Erika Holmes
Community Outreach & Environmental Education Specialist
Resources
