Tank Waste

DOE EM logo with Hanford suboffice and Press Release on Navy Background
With the necessary regulatory permit now in place, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site is moving forward with an improvement that will reduce costs, enable continued tank retrievals and expedite the Hanford tank waste mission. The site has completed the first transfer of material known as EMF concentrate to a local offsite facility for grouting, marking the beginning of a new more efficient approach.
Monitor displaying multiple metal tanks of waste
Crews have exceeded an important milestone set by the state of Idaho by treating more than 130,000 gallons of radioactive liquid waste during their current processing run at the Idaho National Laboratory Site. June 30, 2026