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Hanford Crews Perform Complex Crane Lift and Transport

Crews at the Hanford Site recently tackled a unique challenge with moving a 70-ton crane needing repairs.

Office of Environmental Management

February 18, 2025
A large yellow crane lifting a piece of equipment with workers around it

RICHLAND, Wash. — Crews at the Hanford Site recently tackled a unique challenge with moving a 70-ton crane needing repairs. Before the heavy lift, departments with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions developed a plan to move the 24-year-old crane. They used two 80-ton cranes to carefully lift the 70-ton crane onto a trailer for repair at Hanford’s fleet maintenance shop.

Watch this video to see how crews completed this complex lift.

-Contributor: Alison Manka