Today when speaking about alternative energy sources, the images of solar panels and windmills often come to mind.  But in the future, you might envision a refrigerator-like box, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, replacing your air conditioner or heat pump. The machine houses fuel cells that draw hydrogen molecules out. Then, through an electro...Read More

Richland and four other Washington cities (Tacoma, Bellevue, Vancouver and Spokane) are among a list of the 100 Best Places to Live in America, according to a new report.  RelocateAmerica, based in Brighton, Mich., said the 100 cities are "well-positioned for economic recovery, already experiencing strong economic recovery or have pr...Read More

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Richland-based company that creates sustainable power products and engineering solutions, has received a $750,000 contract from the Department of Defense to do research and development of a processor the produces hydrogen from butanol for fuel cells.

InnovaTek, which completed the feasibility study of its technology fo...Read More

Video Provides Overview of History and Cleanup of Hanford Site

RICHLAND, Wash. - The first chapter of The Hanford Story multimedia series, Hanford Overview, has received an Emmy for best Historical/Cultural - Program/Special. The award was presented by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at ...Read More

Tri-Cities, WA - The two higher education institutions in the Tri-Cities collaborated with the Tri-City Development Council to receive a $994,600 award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management to build the next generation of project management, nuclear engineering, and radiation safety professionals.

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The Tri-City Development Council asked the Department of Energy on Tuesday for 1,341 acres of Hanford land next to Richland city limits for economic development.

"TRIDEC intends this to be the first of several requests which will help offset future Hanford staff reductions," wrote Carl Adrian, TRIDEC presiden...Read More

Kennewick, WA- The first Pacific Northwest Chapter of Young Professionals In Energy (YPE) has been chartered in Kennewick, WA.

Young Professionals in Energy (“YPE”) is a non-profit energy industry networking organization with over 20,000 members worldwide.  YPE is dedicated to providing a forum for ne...Read More

Richland, Wash. -- Engineers at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the “Vit Plant,” recently completed the civil, structural and architectural design for the High-Level Waste Facility. When complete, the building will consist of more than 87,000 cubic yards of concrete and more than 10,000 tons of str...Read More

HANFORD CLEANUP –

Proposed reductions in the House to DOE Environmental Management and to Hanford Cleanup funding in the last-half of this fiscal year does not make sense.  

There has been significant progress in cleaning up the River Corridor and removing the plutonium from the Central Plateau as a res...Read More