DOE Decides on Safe Storage of Hanford Tank Wastes, Citing Environmental and Human Health Concerns

Summary

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen to implement most of the recommended actions from its Safe Interim Storage of Hanford Tank Wastes Final Environmental Impact Statement (SIS EIS), aiming to mitigate environmental and human health impacts associated with the storage of high-level, mixed radioactive wastes at the Hanford Site in Washington state.