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The Hanford Story: Tank Waste Cleanup
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This fourth chapter of The Hanford Story explains how the DOE Office of River Protection will use the Waste Treatment Plant to treat the 56 million gallons of radioactive w...
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Recovery Act - Progress, Passion, Pride (HD)
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided the DOE Office of River Protection and prime contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), with $326 ...
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Vit Plant receives and sets key air-filtration equipment for Low-Activity Waste Facility
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WTP lifted a nearly 100-ton carbon bed adsorber into the Low-Activity Waste Facility. This key piece of air-filtration equipment will remove mercury and acidic gases before...
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222-S Lab Hot Cell Manipulator Installation
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A new manipulator used to remotely handle high-level radioactive tank waste, was recently installed in one of the 222-S Laboratory hot cells. Chemical technologists use com...
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Mobile Arm Retrieval System (MARS) starts up in Tank C-107
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Retrieval of waste from single-shell tank C-107 to double-shell tank AN-106 started on October 12, 2011 at Hanford's Tank Farms. With the help of the Mobile Arm Retrieval S...
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Hanford Communities Issue Briefing on Tank Farms
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Department of Energy Office of River Protection representatives Stacy Charboneau (Deputy Manager) and Tom Fletcher (Tank Farms Assistant Manager) and Washington State Depar...
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Transfer line work nears completion at Hanford's SY Tank Farm HD (updated)
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Work is finishing up on eight waste transfer lines in Hanford's SY Tank Farm. Roughly 765 linear feet of pipe have been replaced which carry waste from underground storage ...
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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant places first complex piping module in Pretreatment Facility
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Crews at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the "Vit Plant," placed a 19-ton piping module inside the Pretreatment Facility. The module was lifted over 98-foo...
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A Partner in Our Success: Cleanup is a Community Effort
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of River Protection and prime contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, are committed to reducing the risk posed by the radi...
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Core Drilling Demo (HD)
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Tank Farms workers demonstrate core drilling capabilities for Hanford single-shell tanks. Core drilling is used to determine the current condition of each tank to assist in...
About Hanford's Tank Farms and Waste Treatment Plant Projects
The Department of Energy's Office of River Protection is tasked with retrieving and treating 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste currently stored on the Hanford site just outside of Richland, Washington. The waste is a byproduct of years of nuclear materials production for our nation's defense programs.
Currently, the waste is stored in 149 underground tanks and until it can be treated by the Waste Treatment Plant (also known as the "Vit Plant"), which is currently being constructed. Once operational, waste will feed into the plant where it will be blended with glass forming materials and poured into stainless steel canisters to cool and solidify. The result is a stable glass form which is impervious to the environment.
The Department of Energy's Office of River Protection is tasked with retrieving and treating 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste currently stored on the Hanford site just outside of Richland, Washington. The waste is a byproduct o...
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