Crews at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently finished testing “bubblers,” special equipment critical to transforming radiological and chemical tank waste into a glass form for safe disposal.
DOE and an association that helps worksites advance safety and health goals last week awarded several cleanup contractors across the EM complex.
As the essential services provider for the Hanford Site, EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) is responsible for delivering dozens of services to support the Hanford cleanup mission.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently joined leaders from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and the Wanapum Band of Indians for a dinner in Richland, Wash
Workers are nearing completion of a fourth basin needed to ensure adequate storage for wastewater during tank waste treatment on the Hanford Site.
EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) hosted 20 college interns and cooperative education students this summer as part of an initiative to build and inspire the future workforce.
During a visit to Hanford last week, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm highlighted DOE’s commitment to addressing the environmental legacy near communities such as the Tri-Cities, Washington, that supported national defense programs for many decades.
Operations and commissioning team members from the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site enhanced their knowledge of melters during a recent visit to the Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) at The Catholic University of America.
Following completion of demolition and other cleanup work at the former Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) at the Hanford Site, EM contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently finished disconnecting decades-old lines.
Processes, systems and workers continue to come together as the Hanford Site draws closer to a monumental step in cleanup — treating and disposing of tank waste.