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For Immediate Release:
November 6, 2026

Media Contacts:
Cerise Peck, Hanford Field Office, 509-980-8466, cerise_m_peck@rl.gov

Energy Department to Unleash Affordable Energy, Increase Innovation, Create Generational Jobs in WA

Hanford Revitalization Sets Stage for Advanced Manufacturing, Critical Materials and Computing Development

RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) today issued a Request for Offer (RFO) seeking proposals from industry interested in building new affordable energy generation, advanced manufacturing, critical materials development, and computing capabilities on federal land at the Hanford site.

“With our Hanford team delivering historic cleanup progress, now is the time to invest in a community that has shouldered the burden of the past for far too long,” said DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Tim Walsh. “At a site where too many see only challenges, I see opportunities for revitalization and new generational and life changing jobs as we clean the legacy of the past to power a future built on affordable American energy, high-paying jobs, innovation and enduring economic vitality.”

Dating back to the Manhattan Project, Hanford and the surrounding community served the nation for decades – building the infrastructure behind U.S. victories in World War II and the Cold War. By accelerating restoration and revitalization, Hanford is today well positioned to help solve the greatest challenges of this century.  

“By transforming legacy wartime sites into hubs for American energy, advanced manufacturing, critical materials and high-performance computing, we are changing the course of the future within our lifetimes– breathing new purpose into DOE owned land, unleashing President Trump’s Northwest nuclear resurgence, advancing the frontier of American innovation and adding American energy to keep prices low,” added Walsh.

The land identified for this revitalization opportunity at Hanford, which totals up to 3,700 acres, has long been identified for industrial use under the Site’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan. EM is seeking proposals from industry to enter into one or more long-term realty agreements at the site that would be solely funded by the applicants. Applicants will be responsible for building, operating, and decommissioning each project and must secure utility interconnection agreements.  Applicants must also adhere to President Trump’s visionary Ratepayer Protection Pledge that ensures big tech foots the bill to strengthen the grid and protect American families and small businesses from higher electricity costs.

With the world-class capabilities of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a highly skilled trade workforce, massive amounts of land, forward-thinking economic development leaders and a community focused on the future, Hanford is uniquely positioned to attract major private investment while accelerating legacy cleanup and advancing the site’s long-term redevelopment.

“We look forward to working collaboratively with the Tri-Cities community and the best of private industry as we accelerate cleanup and explore the art of the possible,” said Hanford Site Manager Ray Geimer. “Exploring these opportunities is the next logical step for a site that is advancing cleanup and for a community that has always been all in on all-of-the-above American energy and innovation.”

Proposals will be competitively evaluated for technological readiness, financial viability, and detailed plans to complete regulatory and permitting requirements. Consideration will also be given to compatibility with existing local redevelopment plans as well as potential partnerships with tribal and local business.

RFO responses must be submitted by January 29, 2027. DOE will host a virtual industry day event on December 9, 2026 to learn more about the solicitation process. Potential attendees should e-mail EMRedevelopment@doe.gov to register.

This initiative advances DOE’s American Energy Hubs initiative, which is transforming former DOE sites into engines of affordable energy production, energy infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, critical materials, Super Intelligence and economic growth. Building on the partnership model at other sites, DOE is demonstrating how federal, state, local, and private-sector collaboration can accelerate investment while delivering lasting benefits to surrounding communities and Tribal Nations.

U.S. Department of Energy, Hanford Field Office, Revitalization Land (Tract 1 and 2).

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