EM crews at the Hanford Site's Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently installed 18 temporary startup heaters, one of which is pictured, in the second of two melters in the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility.
Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company are demolishing a former chemical storage area near the Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant, one of the Hanford Site’s five former plutonium production facilities.
The EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) have completed the first waste processing campaign through the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) System at the Hanford Site.
Two EM sites are among the recipients of grants totaling more than $104 million for 31 projects across the country to support energy conservation measures, saving taxpayers $29 million in the first year of operations and drastically reducing the federal carbon footprint.
Teams of engineering students from Oregon State University (OSU) and Washington State University (WSU) recently partnered with engineers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) for their senior projects.
EM has released its program priorities for calendar year (CY) 2024, covering key cleanup actions, project construction, acquisition and other important activities that will further EM’s environmental mission.
Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently completed construction of the Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF), a key component of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program to treat the Hanford Site’s tank waste.
Energy conservation efforts at the Hanford Site continue to earn incentives through the Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Efficiency Incentive program.
EM’s Richland Operations Office awarded mission support contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions approximately $15.1 million in fee for work performed in fiscal year 2023.
The training team at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently added an extra level of realism to employee trainings by upgrading classrooms and adding new props.