Contractor will pay $5M to settle fraud allegations at Hanford nuclear site

By: John Stang

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 464

Last Updated: 5 days, 1 hour ago

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A Hanford contractor has agreed to pay roughly $5 million in a settlement over the company charging the U.S Department of Energy for hours not actually worked during the past 10 years.

Hanford Mission Integration Solutions must pay the feds roughly $3.45 million — including $1.73 million in restitution to the Energy Department — while paying another almost $1.5 million to whistleblower Bradley Keever and his attorneys. The settlement was announced this week.

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