Hanford Resources - Columbia Riverkeeper

To ensure the complete and timely cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Site, we review and critique cleanup and restoration plans.

We write comment letters detailing our analyses, publish articles and blog posts, and prepare fact sheets to help others understand the plans and how to protect the Columbia River. View and download our work below.

Technical Comments on Hanford Site’s 5-Year Plan (2025-2029)

Columbia Riverkeeper and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, submitted these comments to the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) agencies five year plan on Hanford.

Technical Comments on Proposed Changes to the
Tri-Party Agreement and Consent Decree Public comment Period

Columbia Riverkeeper, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility submitted these comments to the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) agencies on the Holistic Settlement.

Columbia Riverkeeper Public Comment on Hanford Cleanup Priorities
(April 4, 2025)

Every year the U.S. Dept. of Energy (Energy) holds a public briefing on its top priorities for Hanford cleanup and asks the public to submit their main concerns. On April 4, Columbia Riverkeeper submitted our Hanford cleanup priorities to Energy. Our top priority? Don’t lose sight of the river corridor.