RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company designed and engineered a portable water-treatment system to help solve a one-of-a-kind problem at the Plutonium Finishing Plant.
Office of Environmental Management
April 13, 2017
minute read time
Workers from the groundwater treatment team stand in front of a portable water-treatment system designed and engineered to help solve a one-of-a-kind problem at the Plutonium Finishing Plant.
RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s Richland Operations Office and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company designed and engineered a portable water-treatment system to help solve a one-of-a-kind problem at the Plutonium Finishing Plant: draining contaminated water that once filled walls to shield workers from contamination during Cold War operations. Demolition of the plant is currently underway. Above, workers from the groundwater treatment team stand in front of the equipment. This video explains how the system works.