Hanford Waste Treatment Plant sets massive protective shield door

An enormous protective shield door was set in the Pretreatment Facility at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the "Vit Plant." The 102-ton door was lowered through the roof and placed on top of an adjoining 85-ton door that was installed at the end of December.

The carbon steel doors come together to form an upside-down L-shape. The upper, heavier door is oriented horizontally and will be the largest in any Vit Plant facility. It measures 52 feet wide and 15 feet tall.

The doors separate the canyon-like center of the Pretreatment Facility, known as the "hot cell," from a maintenance area that will be used to service an overhead crane and remote-handling equipment. When operational, the hot cell will be used for the waste separations process and will be highly radioactive and inaccessible by humans. All hot cell maintenance will be performed using the crane and remote-handling equipment.

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[MissouriEarthMovers]

Great footage nice effort as well for environment.