February 27, 2024
Hanford Crews Build Melter Proficiency
Workers at the Hanford Site‘s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently poured test glass into four stainless steel containers inside the plant’s Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility. The pours help crews build proficiency for future tank waste treatment operations.
February 20, 2024
Crews Remove Contaminated Glove Box From Historic Hanford Facility
Crews with EM Hanford Site contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company recently removed a large glove box from the 231-Z Building, a critical step to prepare one of the site’s oldest facilities for demolition.
February 20, 2024
Hanford Tours Program Sees Significant Growth in 2023
EM's Hanford Site’s tour program had more than 750 guests visit the site in 2023. The tours offer elected leaders, stakeholders and community members an opportunity to get a firsthand look at the historic cleanup progress underway.
February 13, 2024
EM Employees, Teams Win Big With Eight of Secretary’s Honor Awards
EM racked up eight of the Secretary’s Honor Awards for 2023, with DOE recognizing two employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for excellence and six teams from the Idaho, Hanford, Portsmouth and Oak Ridge sites for achievements.
February 13, 2024
It Boils Down to This: Hanford Evaporator Readies for Restart After Improvements
A facility with a critical role in the Hanford Site tank waste cleanup mission is gearing up to restart operations after a series of upgrades and repairs.
February 13, 2024
Hanford Plant Installs Startup Heaters in Second Melter
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.
February 6, 2024
Footprint Continues Shrinking Near Former Hanford Processing 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.
January 30, 2024
Hanford Finishes First Tank Waste Processing Campaign
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.
January 30, 2024
Grants to Savannah River, Hanford to Help Reduce Federal Carbon Footprint
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.
January 30, 2024
Plant Engineers at Hanford Mentor Students on Real-World Projects
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.