RICHLAND, Wash. – The Reduction-Oxidation Plant, or REDOX, was shut down more than 40 years ago.
Office of Environmental Management
April 13, 2017
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RICHLAND, Wash. – A Hanford Site worker controls equipment as employees repair the roof of the Reduction-Oxidation Plant, or REDOX.
RICHLAND, Wash. – The Reduction-Oxidation Plant, or REDOX, was shut down more than 40 years ago after it was used for processing irradiated fuel rods, and recovering plutonium for weapons and uranium to make more fuel rods. The repairs keep rain and snow from entering the building and spreading contamination. Watch a video about the project here.