EM contractor Hanford Laboratory Management and Integration (HLMI), which runs the Hanford Site’s 222-S Laboratory, received the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Superior Star award from DOE at a recent national conference in Washington, D.C.
Hanford Site leadership participated in a National Cleanup Workshop panel discussion focused on current and future achievements at the site.
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently won its sixth Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Innovation Award.
Following a record-breaking simulant run at EM’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) earlier this summer, engineers are inspecting reaction vessels and other equipment of the liquid waste treatment facility before initiating radiological operations.
The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently welcomed a new class of engineers to support the needs of the WTP Plant Engineering Department.
As the Hanford Site gears up to treat tank waste for disposal through the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program, workers are upgrading many site facilities to support 24/7 operations. One of those facilities is the 242-A Evaporator.
The first 36 students graduated from the EM Savannah River Site (SRS) liquid waste contractor’s Nuclear Fundamentals Certificate program this summer.
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.
Workers are nearing completion of a fourth basin needed to ensure adequate storage for wastewater during tank waste treatment on the Hanford Site.
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.