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1. May 24, 2017

   Wyden, Walden, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on GAO to Review Infrastructure Safety, Unfinished Work at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

   Washington, D.C. – Following this month’s tunnel collapse at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, a bipartisan group of Pacific Northwest lawmakers today called for a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of the nuclear waste... Continue Reading: Wyden, Walden, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on GAO to Review Infrastructure Safety, Unfinished Work at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

2. March 2, 2017

   Wyden Votes ‘No’ on Perry to Lead Energy Department

   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on his vote against confirming former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to lead the U.S. Department of Energy: “The Energy Department can set the temperature for a boom in good-paying... Continue Reading: Wyden Votes ‘No’ on Perry to Lead Energy Department

3. December 5, 2016

   HANFORD: Wyden, Murray, Cantwell Call on Top Energy Official to Immediately Implement New Worker Safety Recommendations

   Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), urged the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to take immediate action to protect workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington... Continue Reading: HANFORD: Wyden, Murray, Cantwell Call on Top Energy Official to Immediately Implement New Worker Safety Recommendations

4. May 31, 2016

   Wyden Commends Energy Department Office of Inspector General Review of Hanford Vapor Exposures

   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., commended the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General for beginning a review today of chemical vapor exposures to workers at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state. “This is a good step toward... Continue Reading: Wyden Commends Energy Department Office of Inspector General Review of Hanford Vapor Exposures

5. May 12, 2016

   Wyden Presses Energy Department Inspector General Nominee on Hanford

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed the nominee for the Department of Energy’s Inspector General post about changing the way the department manages the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. At a confirmation hearing before the... Continue Reading: Wyden Presses Energy Department Inspector General Nominee on Hanford

6. April 19, 2016

   Wyden Demands U.S. Energy Department Response to Discovery of Hanford Tank Leak

   Washington, DC -- Sen. Ron Wyden today demanded the U.S. Energy Department establish an independent panel to monitor and report on an already damaged high-level waste tank and to re-assess the risks associated with the remaining double shell-tanks at the... Continue Reading: Wyden Demands U.S. Energy Department Response to Discovery of Hanford Tank Leak

7. June 16, 2015

   Wyden to Hold up Energy Department Nomination over Unaddressed Hanford Concerns

   Washington, D.C.– Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., today said he would object to the Senate’s consideration of the Department of Energy’s nominee for Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, in a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural... Continue Reading: Wyden to Hold up Energy Department Nomination over Unaddressed Hanford Concerns

8. April 28, 2015

   Wyden Blasts DOE Hanford Contractor for Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars, Demands Investigation

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today demanded an investigation into questionable contracting practices at the Department of Energy’s Hanford nuclear site in Washington State and blasted the DOE for its lack of oversight, citing an internal report... Continue Reading: Wyden Blasts DOE Hanford Contractor for Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars, Demands Investigation

9. December 16, 2014

   Wyden Demands Plan to Address Radioactive Waste Leaks at Hanford

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., today asked the Energy Department to come up with a plan and a strict timeline to address storage tanks leaking radioactive nuclear waste at the Hanford Site in Southeast Washington. Wyden requested the plan in... Continue Reading: Wyden Demands Plan to Address Radioactive Waste Leaks at Hanford

10. March 11, 2014

    Wyden Defends Hanford Whistleblowers, Blasts Culture of Secrecy in Senate Roundtable

    Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., today stood up for whistleblowers and expressed his ongoing concerns about the culture of secrecy at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation site in a roundtable discussion before the Senate Homeland Security and... Continue Reading: Wyden Defends Hanford Whistleblowers, Blasts Culture of Secrecy in Senate Roundtable