From Bombs to Brilliance: US Transforms Nuclear Waste into Glass at Hanford Site The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington, long known for producing plutonium for the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal, is now at the forefront of a groundbreaking initiative. The U.S. Department of Energy is implementing a revolutionary method to transform nuclear waste into […]
US abandoned nuclear plant finds surprising second life as world’s quietest sound lab
US Abandoned Nuclear Plant Finds Surprising Second Life as World’s Quietest Sound Lab The two 496-foot-tall WNP-3 and WNP-5 cooling towers of the abandoned Washington Public Power Supply System’s nuclear plant in Hanford, Washington, once symbols of nuclear ambition, now stand as beacons of innovation and reinvention. What was once a project mired in controversy […]