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.
Workers at EM’s Idaho Site recently renovated a hot cell to expand waste processing capabilities to a second facility and further protect personnel.
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.
Workers at the Idaho Site’s AMWTP are using a new tool to more safely and efficiently handle drums containing high fissile gram equivalent material.
EM's ORP tank operations contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, was recently given an overall “very good” rating for Fiscal Year 2017.
Construction crews closed 2017 by completing a contract milestone nearly four months ahead of schedule.