A robotic arm, deployed by EM contractor Washington River Protection Solutions workers, sands, repaints and applies a fresh waterproof coating to repair a valve pit’s torn liner at the Hanford Site.
Four of five crews of operations staff, including Commissioning Technician Gwendy Watkins, pictured here, at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant are now fully qualified in their “watch stations”.
Officials from the EM Office of River Protection (ORP) and Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council were on hand for the recent ribbon-cutting of a new workshop for craft workers supporting the tank waste storage and treatment mission at the Hanford Site.
Improving processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste are vital to the Hanford Site cleanup mission.
Workers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed critical testing of the exhaust treatment system, or offgas system, in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.
The EM Richland Operations Office (RL) and contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) have appointed a new chief of Hanford Patrol, carrying on a tradition of experienced leadership for the protective force that safeguards the Hanford Site.
EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently disposed of two large pieces of equipment used during demolition of the Hanford Site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant.
EM Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is developing innovative, collaborative ways to tap into the future workforce.
EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) is preparing to employ an innovative treatment system at the Hanford Site to speed up the removal of contamination in the soil near the Columbia River.
A wall-to-wall count that will cover every item located in warehouses and storage areas on the Hanford Site is underway