The Hanford Site hosts the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, managed by the Department of Energy's Office of Science.
Hanford Site . Besides the cleanup project , Hanford also hosts a commercial nuclear power plant , the Columbia Generating Station , and various centers for scientific research and development , such as the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the LIGO Hanford Observatory . Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ( PNNL ) is one of the United States Department of Energy national laboratories , managed by the Department of Energy 's ( DOE ) Office of Science .