Deactivation & Decommissioning News
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December 15, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – As demolition work continues at the Plutonium Finishing Plant at the Hanford Site, workers with EM contractor CH2M Plateau Reme...Office of Management
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November 30, 2016NISKAYUNA, N.Y. – EM’s demolition of above-ground portions of Building G2 at the Separations Process Research Unit was completed on Nov. 18, a ...Office of Management
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November 30, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – The skyline at the Hanford Site’s 200 West Area looks noticeably different as demolition of the Plutonium Finishing Plant progresses.Office of Management
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November 16, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – After nearly 20 years of preparation, demolition is underway at the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP).Office of Management
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October 31, 2016NISKAYUNA, N.Y. – EM Assistant Secretary Monica Regalbuto reviewed progress in the open-air demolition of Building G2 during a recent visit to t...Office of Management
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October 31, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company are making final preparations to safely ...Office of Management
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October 31, 2016PIKETON, Ohio – An alternative approach to determine how much remaining uranium is in piping and equipment should reduce time safely preparing the EM Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant’s three massive process buildings for demolition.Office of Management
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October 17, 2016RICHLAND, Wash. – Demolition of the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) is scheduled to begin within weeks, capping years of challen...Office of Management
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October 17, 2016WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project has completed 95 percent of deactivation activities at the Vitrification Facility, preparing for its scheduled demolition in spring 2017, several months ahead of schedule.Office of Management
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October 17, 2016WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) is about 70 percent complete toward relocating all high-level waste canisters from a building to be demolished.Office of Management