EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White got a firsthand look at recent cleanup progress at the Hanford Site during a visit last week.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White toured the Savannah River Site on Feb. 17 and 18.
Crews at the DOE INL Site are operating the final test run of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU), running waste simulant through the facility to ensure the plant’s performance and personnel proficiency for upcoming radiological operations.
Preparing for 24/7 operations to treat waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks isn’t a one-organization job. EM established the Technical Integration Team to progress the site-wide mission to treat waste under the DFLAW Program.
Crews at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed the first test to demonstrate that liquids can safely run through and between facilities that will support vitrification.
The EM Office of River Protection (ORP), tank waste contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), and Washington state officials recently celebrated the startup of the Hanford Site’s new Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) System.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced workers have begun the first large-scale treatment of radioactive and chemical waste from large underground tanks at the Hanford Site.
EM and its liquid-waste contractor at the Savannah River Site have filled two tank farm structures with cementitious grout to complete a significant step toward the operational closure of the first high-activity liquid waste facilities at the SRS site.
Crews in the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site are practicing moving “bubblers” in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility to build their proficiency during the commissioning phase of the LAW.