A Hanford landfill has taken 20 million tons of radioactive and hazardous waste since 1996; its latest expansion will add 2.8 million cubic yards

A Hanford landfill has taken 20 million tons of radioactive and hazardous waste since 1996; its latest expansion will add 2.8 million cubic yards

At the centre of Washington state’s sprawling Hanford Site, an enormous engineered landfill is being made larger as one of the United States’ biggest

A Hanford landfill has taken 20 million tons of radioactive and hazardous waste since 1996; its latest expansion will add 2.8 million cubic yards - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

At the centre of Washington state’s sprawling Hanford Site, an enormous engineered landfill is being made larger as one of the United States’ biggest environmental cleanup programmes continues. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) has been receiving waste since 1996. Over that time, 20 million tons of ...