Hanford Nuclear Plant is 7 miles from the Columbia River and degrading quickly.

In 2017, under the Trump administration and Rick Perry as Energy Secretary had a tunnel collapse at this former weapons plant. I doubt if an oilman understands the intricacies of a decaying nuclear weapons plant. President Obama didn't have an oilman at the Department of Energy, he had a physicist. I suggest Perry get in touch with the former Secretary of Energy and commission help.

May 10, 2017
By Susan Hobbs Baker

Hanford PUREX (Plutonium Uranium Extraction - click here) plant interior.

...A 20-foot-long section (click here) of an underground rail tunnel beneath a plutonium production facility called the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Facility (PUREX) collapsed, potentially affecting an area of about 400 square feet. These tunnels contain contaminated equipment and materials from the facility, and were sealed in the 1990s. It’s believed that routine road maintenance was the cause of the collapse. Robots are currently being used to inspect the accident. Here is the official feed from Hanford for updates....

July 10, 2019
By Anna King

Hanford's PUREX plant.

A new federal report (click here) says that a massive building at the Hanford Nuclear Site is worse off than managers thought.

The so-called PUREX — Plutonium Uranium Extraction — plant isn’t clean. Starting in 1956 the plant processed loads of plutonium. Its walls are up to 6 feet thick, and it’s as long as three football fields.

PUREX is located within Hanford’s 200 East Area. It’s about 7 miles from the Columbia River and 5 miles from State Highway 240.

Locals call these large buildings with deep underground walls “canyons.” They’re also called “Queen Marys” because of their long shape resembling ocean liners sailing amid the sagebrush....