The Hanford Story – Chapter 3 Recovery Act –

In April 2009, the Hanford Site received a nearly $2 billion in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Contractors quickly hired thousands of new employees for temporary stimulus jobs in environmental cleanup.

As the work comes to a close, the Department extends its thanks to Hanford workers, regulators, the states of Washington and Oregon, Tribes, stakeholders, and surrounding communities for making the reduction of Hanford’s footprint of cleanup a reality.