It’s that time of the week again! Challenge yourself to guess this week's Hanford-related word. Play Hanfordle: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=ycmhc #hanfordle #HanfordSite #nuclearwaste #wordgames #wordchallenge #wordlechallenge

💍 How do you know if you married the right person? Melvin & Maria tested their commitment right off the bat! On July 12, 1959, Melvin Mininson & Maria Rodriguez tied the knot in Miami. After the reception, they descended into a fallout shelter to begin their 2 week honeymoon!

🤩 We are truly grateful for all the fantastic speakers in our Scholar Series this year & we look forward to more in 2026! If you have suggestions for future presenters, let us know. You can find most of the presentation recordings on our YouTube channel: tinyurl.com/ykhdy95d

In a Nov 24 letter to Timothy Walsh, assistant secretary for USDOE EM, Senators "Merkley and Wyden wrote that 'the risk that Hanford’s radioactive materials pose to rural and tribal communities and our State’s natural resources is too significant to ignore.'” eastoregonian.com/2025/12/24/o...

Play week 25 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=lzrqe

💬 Need a holiday conversation starter? “Did you know the U.S. was considering spending $40 billion on fallout shelters around the country during the Cold War? The scheme was abandoned when policy makers saw the price tag. Not the case for other countries.”

You may have heard that the SpongeBob movie releases in theaters today. What is the true story behind this animated world? Read "SpongeBob’s Bikini Bottom is based on a real-life test site for nuclear weapons" to learn more: www.burkemuseum.org/news/spongeb...

#hanfordupdate On Nov 8, workers started transferring the first capsules from the pools at the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility (WESF) into dry storage. As of Dec 16, a total of 121 cesium capsules have been loaded into the Vertical Concrete Cask, filling it to capacity.

It's week 24 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=whfpd #hanfordle #wordlechallenge #wordgames #wordchallenge #HanfordSite #nuclearwaste

Season 2 of the American post-apocalyptic drama Fallout releases today, but how familiar are you with America’s history with fallout shelters? Learn all about “The Rise and Fall of the American Fallout Shelter,” in this great video from @vox.com: youtu.be/4gKhm09PKPQ?...

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board reported a possible bottleneck in waste processed for vitrification. "The Tank-Side Cesium Removal system may not be able to produce waste feed fast enough to keep up with the LAW Facility’s vitrification rate." www.ans.org/news/article...

#strangerthanfiction A portable device filled with highly radioactive plutonium was lost on one of the world's highest mountains in the 1960s and still hasn't be found. "Villagers in remote settlements high up in the Himalayas, environmentalists and politicians worry that...

#ICYMI Watch the recording of Jim Thomas' presentation! Jim talked about the Green Run, an intentional release of radiation that was kept secret for more than 40 years. He also talked about the iodine-milk pathway & the effect on surrounding communities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHbg...

We are very excited that the work to move the highly radioactive cesium & strontium capsules out of the pools and into safer dry storage is underway! We applaud the Hanford workforce & regulators for all the hard work to get to safe startup of this high-risk cleanup project! 👏👏

Play week 23 of Hanfordle! It's like Wordle but only uses Hanford-related words. mywordle.strivemath.com?word=wgjdj

Energy Secretary sees ‘scientific marvel’ of Hanford nuclear site for 1st time www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

Jim Thomas' presentation is tomorrow at noon [email protected] 💡Fun Fact: In 1986, when Jim was working for the Hanford Education Action League (HEAL), they (along with other groups) submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking access to documents on Hanford’s operational history.

Can you guess this week's Hanfordle? We're on week 22! mywordle.strivemath.com?word=ohfup

#OnThisDay On the evening of December 2, 1949, the Atomic Energy Commission and the U.S. Air Force conducted the “Green Run” experiment at the Hanford Site. From Jim Thomas’ book Atomic Pilgrim: “...the Green Run was an intentional release of radioactive iodine-131."

Check out the interview on Spokane Public Radio of Jim Thomas: www.spokanepublicradio.org/regional-new... Register for our webinar this Friday with Jim as our Scholar Series presenter! bit.ly/44zjW3P

Can you hurdle this Hanfordle? Week 21! Try to guess the Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=zstdj #wordgames #wordlechallenge #words #hanfordle #wordchallenge

We said, "Whoa Nellie" to grouting tank waste. The Department of Energy said, "Giddyup!" 🏇 Read on to learn about the latest plan to grout Hanford's tank waste & our concerns.

A few weeks ago, we posted about Switzerland and its record number of fallout shelters. While Finland may not have as many, it boasts some of the most elaborate bomb shelters in the world. Check out the @nytimes.com article to learn more. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...

#blastfromthepast 🪳☢️ Can cockroaches survive a nuclear apocalypse? You’ll have to watch the MythBusters video to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCY... #radioactivebugs #cockroaches #survivalofthefittest #nuclearexperiments #MythBusters

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is laying off 68 workers, including 42 at its primary laboratory in Richland. www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/a...

Save the date! Our next webinar will be on 12/5. Jim Thomas will talk about the Manhattan Project, the awareness of the danger of iodine-131 & how Hanford officials conspired to keep the public in the dark about dangerous radiation levels in wildlife. Register: bit.ly/3KaU8UM

It is WEEK 20 of Hanfordle! Put your Hanford knowledge to the test and guess this week's word! mywordle.strivemath.com?word=psjwd

#NewsAlert The first capsules from the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility have been removed from the underwater storage pools! @tri-cityherald.com today: "Dangerous nuclear waste in aging WA pool at risk of quakes. What’s being done": www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

#NewsUpdate Check out the Exchange Monitor's "Let’s catch up: A post-shutdown recap of EM-related developments" www.exchangemonitor.com/lets-catch-u...

Did you miss Gabe Bohnee's Scholar Series talk last week? It's not too late! Check out the recorded presentation here, and learn all about his involvement in Hanford cleanup since 1993! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpP...

We're back with week 19 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=codpl #wordchallenge #wordgames #hanfordle #wordlechallenge

#NewsUpdate "The first containers of glassified Hanford tank waste have been delivered to their final destination, the Integrated Disposal Facility, a lined landfill at the center of the Hanford nuclear site." www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

Tune in for the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board mtg this Thurs, 11/13 from 1-6pm PT. Attend in person at Port of Morrow Offices in Boardman or online. USDOE, @ecologyhanford.bsky.social & @odoenergy.bsky.social will update the Board on Hanford cleanup. Mtg is free & open to the public bit.ly/47zQTiI

For those of you in the Tri-Cities area check out the Tri-Cities International Film Festival this weekend! 🎟️ filmfreeway.com/TriCitiesInt... Don't miss the film, "To Use a Mountain," showing on Sat, Nov 8 at 12:24pm at @richlandplayers.bsky.social Theater (608 The Pkwy).

Join us TOMORROW at noon PT for our next webinar! Gabe Bohnee will cover the Nez Perce Tribe’s interests & involvement in Hanford cleanup from his perspective as a Nez Perce tribal member. We hope to see you tomorrow! Even if you can't make it, register for a link to the recording: bit.ly/3WEg7WT

Tim Walsh, newly sworn-in USDOE Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, visited the Hanford site this week. www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

"Department of Energy employees managing contractor work at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington reported to work as usual this week despite the federal government shutdown." www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

It's week 18 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=nwjnd

TOMORROW, Nov 4 at 7pm at the REACH Museum geologist Steve Reidel will discuss how the Columbia River has changed over the past 16 million years. This is a free event that is open to the public. iafi.org/news-2/#events

🎃👻 Happy Halloween, everyone! Looking for inspiration for this evening? Treat your trick-or-treaters to some fun facts about nuclear waste cleanup while handing out toxic waste-themed candy! Fair warning: this trivia might scare them away. ☢️

🕷️💀Are you looking for a way to get into the Halloween spirit? We have just what you need! Watch Spooky Stories from the Hanford Site for a good scare. Forget about ghouls and goblins; radioactive alligators, burping tanks, covert surveillance, and a glowing fish lab are far more terrifying!

Join us on 11/7 at noon PT for a webinar featuring Gabe Bohnee, Nez Perce tribal member & Environmental Risk Specialist. Learn about the Tribe's involvement in the Hanford nuclear cleanup from Gabe's perspective as a tribal member. Register: bit.ly/4oe2cmj

"The Hanford nuclear site is preparing for many Dept of Energy workers to be furloughed starting Monday. Contractor employees, who account for the majority of Hanford jobs, will work as long as money holds out, whether a few weeks or well into December." www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

Hanfordle is back! Challenge yourself to guess this week's Hanford-related word. Play: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=sscod

📰 Hanford has been in the news a lot lately. Are you caught up on all of the stories? Visit our newsroom to find the latest articles about Hanford ➡️ www.hanfordchallenge.org/news-coverage #NewsCoverage #newsstories #articles #LatestNews #newsupdates #HanfordNews #HanfordSite

"Congress must renew efforts to establish a national repository for nuclear waste and must prioritize funding for Hanford now and in the future." @columbian.com www.columbian.com/news/2025/oc...

It's week 16 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word. Play: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=zwkfs #wordgames #wordlechallenge #hanfordle #HanfordSite #words

Save the date! Our next scholar series webinar will be on 11/7 at noon PT. Gabe Bohnee will cover the Nez Perce Tribe’s interests & involvement in Hanford cleanup from his perspective as a Nez Perce tribal member. Register today! bit.ly/3Whoure

@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social reports on failure to appoint new members to nuclear oversight board. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

#BreakingNews "Twenty-three years and 70 days after workers began pouring concrete to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, the plant has turned radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into a stable glass form for disposal." Read the article: www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...