Science on Tap: Nuclear Remediation Along the Columbia

The next Science on Tap at the Kiggins Theatre is 7 p.m. Oct. 9. Tickets range from $15 to $45 at kigginstheatre.com/now-playing.

For more than 40 years, the federal government produced plutonium for America’s nuclear weapons program at Hanford in Southest Washington. Since plutonium production ended in 1989, the focus has shifted to the world’s largest and most expensive environmental cleanup effort. The amount of hazardous waste is vast, and the cleanup effort took some time to find legs. This talk by Sara Lovtang of the Oregon Department of Energy will give a quick history of Hanford Site and explore past and present effects on the Columbia River, which flows through the Hanford site. Learn more at kigginstheatre.com/movie/science-on-tap-what-lies-beneath.