Tank Waste

EM crews are conducting a final test run of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site.
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.
Hanford’s Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program requires integration across all site prime contractors to deliver on more than 25 unique operations to treat waste from large underground tanks.
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.
Brian Vance, manager of EM’s Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office, right, and John Eschenberg, Washington River Protection Solutions president and CEO, talk prior to a virtual press conference on Feb. 2 announcing Hanford’s Tank-Side Cesium Removal System operations.
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.
An aerial view of the Hanford Site’s AP Farm and Tank-Side Cesium Removal System, bottom center.
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.
This aerial photo shows the Effluent Treatment Facility, at left, and the four basins where wastewater from Hanford Site projects is stored before it is processed. Approximately 1 million gallons of wastewater are expected to be treated during the current campaign.
After another year of extensive equipment upgrades, EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is conducting its FY22 processing campaign at the Hanford Site’s Effluent Treatment Facility.
Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently activated a specially designed crane system to practice bringing empty stainless-steel containers inside the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility.
Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently activated a specially designed crane system to practice bringing empty stainless-steel containers inside the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility.