Hanford proposes “decoupled” approach to remediating former chem lab

June 13, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions
Hanford’s 324 Building, circa 2015. (Photo: DOE)

Working with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy has revised its planned approach to remediating contaminated soil underneath the Chemical Materials Engineering Laboratory (commonly known as the 324 Building) at the Hanford Site in Washington state. The soil, which has been designated the 300-296 waste site, became contaminated as the result of a spill of highly radioactive material in the mid-1980s.

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