he Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant recently received more than 3,500 gallons of sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye.
It won’t be long before the Integrated Disposal Facility is ready for its critical role in the mission to treat tank waste through the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site.
Idaho Cleanup Project crews are preparing for the next stages of construction of a waste disposal facility expansion project following recent progress that includes completion of excavation for a new disposal cell and evaporation pond areas.
The Hanford Site is a step closer to immobilizing radioactive liquid tank waste in glass for safe disposal.
Crews with U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company are making progress cleaning up the “backyard” at the Central Waste Complex on the Hanford Site.
Portsmouth Site personnel ended 2024 by accomplishing a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management priority for the year.
The Portsmouth Paducah Project Office achieved significant priorities, goals and milestones in 2024, advancing cleanup and preparing its two sites for future use.
A Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project ceremony held late last year commemorated the removal of a cumulative 15 million tons of radioactive uranium tailings, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 2024 priority.
The Paducah Site met a 2024 priority by safely and successfully removing 1 million pounds of R-114 refrigerant — a legacy environmental hazard stored at the site.
Size-reduction activities have wrapped up for 158 corrugated metal pipes containing legacy cemented transuranic waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory.