Hanford's WTP is on track to vitrify tank waste as soon as December 2021, Brian Vance, manager of the EM Office of River Protection, said last week.
Modifications are complete to two of the reaction vessels of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU).
Field preparations have begun for the installation of two interim surface barriers in the SX Tank Farm at EM’s Hanford Site.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry breaks ground at the site where Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 7 will stand.
EM's Idaho Site workers completed improvements to IWTU, including the task of welding a stainless steel alloy designed to withstand high temperatures.
Workers have begun startup testing at Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility and the Analytical Laboratory.
Engineers recently completed an extended demonstration of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit’s steam reforming process at a CO research facility.
Key waste transfer line modifications to connect the SWPF to the liquid waste system at SRS are complete.
Hanford Site contractor Wastren Advantage Incorporated (WAI) recently earned an overall 96 percent award fee.
EM's ORP tank operations contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, was recently given an overall “very good” rating for Fiscal Year 2017.