ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES CARRIED OUT FIRST SUCCESSFUL PORE-WATER SAMPLING AND GROUNDWATER UPWELLING MAPPING PROJECT IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Richland, Wash. – Amidst World War II and the Cold War, the federal government produced plutonium to fuel nuclear weapons on the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site. During plutonium production, some contaminants were released to the Columbia River and others to the soil at nuclear reactor sites or as unplanned spills or leaks. Contaminants migrated …
