Press Releases

2011

• Hanford Challenge Statement: Bechtel’s Report on Safety Culture at Hanford finds No Problem, Blames Safety Oversight for Causing Hostility, December 1, 2011.  Here’s a link to the Bechtel Report.
• Lack of Nuclear Safety Culture to Blame for Vit Plant Costs and Delays, November 21, 2011
• Press Release: Suppression of Safety Concerns Intensifies at Hanford, August 13, 2011

2010

• Public Hearing on Making Hanford the National Radioactive Waste Dump and National Sacrifice Zone – March 8, 2010

2009

• Group Applauds Safety Reforms at Hanford:  DOE Making Significant Positive Improvements in Chemical Vapor Protection for Workers - June 25, 2009 – Link to DOE presentation
• Global Nuclear Legacy Project Takes First Step Towards International Hearings – June 8, 2009
• Global Nuclear Legacy Project Launches in Budapest, Hungary – May 13, 2009

2008

• Worker Compensation Program Injustices Revealed – October 1, 2008
• Hanford Concerns Council Releases Expert Panel Review of Toxic Chemical Vapor Report – September 29, 2008
• Hanford Pipefitters Win Final Round Against Contractor – September 4 – 2008
• Washington Closure Hanford Joins Hanford Concerns Council – July 29, 2008
• Hanford Challenge Urges Significant NRC Role in Vitrification Plant and Tank Waste Issues – February 12, 2008
• Nonprofit Launched to Transform Hanford Cleanup, Safety – January 23, 2008