Last week, a Helene relief bill passed by the General Assembly allocated about $16 million for the town of Canton to buy 35 ...

Construction started on the Waste Treatment Plant, or vit plant as it is called at Hanford, in 2002. This summer the first radioactive waste from underground storage tanks is expected to be piped ...

Construction started on the Waste Treatment Plant, or vit plant as it is called at Hanford, in 2002. This summer the first radioactive waste from underground storage tanks is expected to be piped ...

A two-month study at Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant is testing emission controls on a new stack, using chemical simulants to ensure safety and compliance before treating radioactive waste. The ...

More than two decades after construction of the Hanford nuclear site’s massive vitrification plant began, the plant has taken one of the final steps to begin treating waste for disposal as soon ...

News Washington 23 years later, Hanford site set to treat WWII, Cold War radioactive waste May 27, 2025 Updated Tue., May 27, 2025 at 9:32 p.m. Tanks that are part of a cesium removal system in ...

New Hanford site contractor That will be 23 years after ground was broken to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, commonly called the vitrification plant.

The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant is now testing key chemicals as part of ongoing cold commissioning. Brian Harkins, Hanford Field Office Acting Manager, highlighted the importance of ...

Richland's Hanford plant is moving forward with testing key chemicals to safely treat tank waste. This step is crucial for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant to be ready for full ...

The control room for the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Facility at the US Department of Energy's Hanford site in Washington State has been commissioned. The facility is one of four major facilities ...

The Hanford team has released a 3D animation illustrating the process. "When we finish heating up the first melter, that will be another significant step in commissioning the Waste Treatment and ...

Workers unload a tanker truck carrying sodium hydroxide, a simulant for tank waste, at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant. The chemical will be used to test treatment processes before radioactive ...